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Germany, a modern great
power and the land of opportunities! With a great
history of industry, politics and economics, Germany is
a nation to reckon with in the world. An independent
nation running its trade and governing with poise,
Germany has risen to be a great power of Europe.
Let us take a look of the sights and sounds of this
great nation. |
With the flags motto of unity and justice and freedom,
Germany is an eighty million strong nation. An ever
growing GDP and a rising value of the euro, Germany
harbors some of the finest industries and workers of the
world. The capital city of Berlin is the largest city of
Germany.
Economy
Germany is the biggest economy in Europe and the third
largest in the world, only after the United States and
Japan. The export operations are the major revenue
generator of Germany. Germany is the world's top
exporter with $1.133 trillion exported, from the
beginning of 2006. The aftermath of the reunification
hasn't really faded away, with West Germany leading the
way in most of the sectors. New government policies have
emphasized on renewable sources of energy, bio mass,
hydro and geothermal energy. Germany is slowly growing
into a very balanced economy.
Population
The population of Germany according to the latest census
is estimates to be around 82.4 million, spread out in an
area of 357 thousand square kilo meters. Though the
population is vast, the standard of living is quite
high, especially in the west considering the impact of
the reunification of 1990.
History
Germany, as a state that we know now was unified in
1871, when the German empire was forged, with the
kingdom of Prussia as its largest continent. The empire
was a unification of all the scattered parts of Germany
except Austria, beginning in 1884, Germany started
establishing colonies outside Europe. Germany's
imperialism reached outside of its own country and
joined many other powers in Europe to claim their share
of Africa.
The world wars had a major impact on Germany and for
many set its future as a nation that harbored the Nazi
party and its cruel perpetration on human life after the
Second World War. The war resulted in death of millions
of people across the country and eventually led to the
division of Germany into the eastern and western
fragments each with their own government policies and
rules with varying economic and political practices. The
contemporary world has witnessed the reunification of
the west and the East Germany and the rebirth of a
nation torn down with strife and separation. Germany is
now a vast power growing consciously amidst the
countries of the world.
