| German has experienced a tumultuous
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| | is generally cool with significant
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| history: starting a World War, being
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| | periods of rain.
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| divided into two countries and much more.
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| | Citizens of the Federal Republic of
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| If you are planning a trip, here is some
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| | Germany are known as Germans. The most
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| background information you should know.
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| | recent population study found the total
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| The official name of the country is the
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| | population exceeded 82 million. The
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| Federal Republic of Germany. Germany
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| | ethnic break down is primarily German,
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| covers a landmass of over 135,000 square
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| | but Danish minorities exist in the north
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| miles and is about the size of the State
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| | while Slavic minorities can be found in
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| of Montana. The capital is Berlin with
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| | the south. Despite the policies
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| over 3.5 million residents living within
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| | promulgated by Hitler, the country has a
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| the city borders. Other cities of note
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| | strong influx of immigrants with over 7.3
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| include, but are not limited to, Hamburg
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| | million people qualifying as such.
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| with 1.7 million residents, Munich with
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| | From a religious perspective, Germans are
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| over 1.2 million people, Cologne with
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| | split in two major camps. There are
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| just under one million residents,
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| | approximately 26 million Protestants and
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| Frankfurt with 640,000 residents,
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| | 26 million Roman Catholics. Approximately
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| Dortmund with 592,000 people, Stuttgart
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| | 3.3 million people consider themselves to
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| with 580,000 residents, Dusseldorf with
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| | be Muslim.
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| about the same number, Bremen with
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| | The official language of the country is
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| 540,000 people and Hanover with a
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| | German, although English is spoken in
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| population just exceeding 500,000
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| | many areas as is Russian and French.
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| residents. Put another way, Germany crams
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| | Education is compulsory for 10 years and
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| a lot of people into a relatively small
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| | the literacy rate is more than 99
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| area.
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| | percent. Live expectancy for a German man
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| From a terrain perspective, Germany has a
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| | is 74 years while women live an
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| bit of everything. The north consists
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| | additional 6 years on average.
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| mostly of plains and shoreline, while the
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| | As this overview reveals, Germany is the
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| center of the country is a fertile basin.
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| | home to a lot of good and bad history. As
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| The south of the country is primarily
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| | a travel destination, it is remarkable
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| mountainous, sharing formations with
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| | whether you are going to see history or
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| Switzerland. With this divergent terrain,
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| | visiting for the World Cup.
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| the climate varies from area to area, but
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