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Capital of Germany
Berlin. The seat of government moved there from Bonn in 1999.
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Number of federal states
Sixteen: thirteen area states and three city-states (Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen).
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Highest mountain
The Zugspitze, 2,962 metres, in the Bavarian Alps.
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Largest city and second largest
Berlin (about 3.7 million), then Hamburg.
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Neighbouring countries
Nine: Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands.
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Two seas of Germany
The North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
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Main rivers
Rhine, Elbe, Danube, Main, Weser, Oder (border with Poland), Moselle.
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Currency
The euro, in use since 2002. It replaced the Deutsche Mark.
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Colours of the flag
Black, red and gold, in horizontal stripes from top to bottom.
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National holiday
German Unity Day on 3 October, marking reunification in 1990.
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Basic Law
The constitution of 1949. Article 1: human dignity is inviolable.
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First chancellor
Konrad Adenauer (1949 to 1963).
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Chancellors since reunification
Kohl (1982 to 1998), Schröder, Merkel (2005 to 2021), Scholz, Merz (from May 2025).
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Bundestag and Bundesrat
The Bundestag is elected by citizens. The Bundesrat represents the sixteen states.
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Federal elections
Two votes: one for a local candidate and one for a party list. Parties normally need five percent.
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Head of state
The Federal President, elected by the Federal Convention. The chancellor is head of government.
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Federal Constitutional Court
The court in Karlsruhe that protects the Basic Law.
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Constructive vote of no confidence
The Bundestag can remove a chancellor only by electing a successor at the same time.
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1517
Martin Luther publishes his 95 Theses, beginning the Reformation.
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1648
Peace of Westphalia ends the Thirty Years' War.
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1871
Founding of the German Empire under Bismarck.
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1933
Hitler becomes chancellor on 30 January.
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8 May 1945
German surrender ends the war in Europe.
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1949
Founding of the Federal Republic (West) and the GDR (East).
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13 August 1961
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins.
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9 November 1989
The Berlin Wall opens.
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3 October 1990
German reunification.
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Famous Germans in science
Röntgen (X-rays), Planck (quantum), Hahn (fission), Koch (tuberculosis), Kepler (planetary laws).
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Famous writers and composers
Goethe, Schiller, Thomas Mann, Brecht; Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Brahms.

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