History
Germany is one of the most important countries in Europe both politically and economically. Germany was divided after the Second World War.
The two states were the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. The country was reunified in 1990.
Highest point
The Zugspitze mountain (2,963 meters above sea level)
Famous names from Germany
Tokio Hotel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Herbert Grönemeyer, Juli, Sportfreunde Stiller, Bushido, Oliver Kahn, Michael Schumacher, Michael Ballack, Boris Becker, Lukas Podolski, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Hermann Hesse, Heinrich Böll, Günter Grass, Benno Fürmann, Martina Gedeck, Alexandra Maria Lara, Franka Potente, Heike Makatsch, Till Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu, Heidi Klum, Claudia Schiffer, Karl Lagerfeld, Sarah Connor, Hugo Boss, Angela Merkel and Pope Benedikt XVI. ...
Germans are famous for
order, punctuality, diligence, dependability, beer, sauerkraut, sausages, soccer, currywurst (sausage with curry sauce), Mercedes.
But Germans are also
humorous, committed, fun-loving, sociable and friendly.
and enjoy
pizza and spaghetti, holidays in the sun, espresso and cappuccino, hamburgers, Christmas, their gardens, skiing and cycling, carnival, tulips.
