Germany

The Federal Republic has be a democratic parliamentary federal State since 1949. Since the reunification in 1990 the country has passed by 16 Federal States. The Federal President is head of State, While the Chancellor is in charge of the Government. Germany has an area of 357.022 square kilometers. The longest distance from North to South is 876 kilometer in the air line, from West to East 640 kilometers. Germany's largest city is also the capital: Berlin with 3,4 million inhabitants. Other million cities are Hamburg (1,8 Mio.) and Munich (1,3 Mio.). Cologne is just under a million border. Frankfurt am Main (662.000 inhabitants) is an international financial centre. The German landscape is varied. To the North lies the coast out to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, travel to the South Alps, the high peaks themselves. Between these two extremes, there are various landscapes: Agricultural areas, extensive river- and Lakeland scenery, forested regions, densely populated urban areas and between high mountain landscapes. Germany's highest mountain is the Zugspitze, that measure 2.963 meter. The longest river is the river Rhine, There is 865 kilometers long and flows through several German Länder. Germany has 14 national parks, 101 natural parks and 15 biosphere reserves. Life is characterized by the diversity between the different cultural influences and can be described as modern and outward-looking. Numerous traditional celebrations like Carnival, wine- or people of Germany, musical festivals from classical to rock and the good kitchen along with wines from the 13 wine-perfect for festive gatherings. Germany is home to big developer names and famous musicians. Names like Goethe and Günther Grass, as Bach and Beethoven testifies to the long tradition of a culture environment of the highest carat. Today it in Germany in all its diversity, that goes from present to antiquity. There are approximately. 300 theatres and 130 professional orchestras, 630 art museums with internationally recognised collections. Literature and films are genres, where German artists each year showing their creative vein. Also is the science of formation and research firmly rooted in Germany: The ca. 370 higher education enjoys great respect among international students.