Weve put together this long list of the most interesting germany facts that you probably never heard of before. Germany is the second most populous country in central europe after russia and many immigrants live and study in germany. Geography maps flag history current ruler area population capital largest cities languages ethnicityrace religion literacy rate economy government. Fantastic collection of worksheets and resources available to download today. A book about the people and places of germany country abcs heiman, sarah, millet, jason on. Under why you added this book you can indicate the country where the book takes place. The book covers all areas of canada and highlights seasonal activities for each month of the year.
Of an estimated population of 12 million in 1500, only 1. Current account balance compares a countrys net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings, and net transfer. The german state had ceased to exist, and sovereign authority passed to the victorious allied powers. They joined the european union and are one of the strongest european countries today.
It was a version of the latin bible and it was published in the year 1455. This is a book about every country in the world, most of the information are fun facts and trivia or just simple information. Flags of every country, state, province, and territory. During schr o ders second term, germany became the world s largest exporter of goods, surpassing the united states. Learn more about germany, whose postwar recovery resulted in reunification. If you are wanting to teach kids countries for kids this is a fun, free countries of the world coloring book book perfect for preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade kids to learn about 19 countries of the world. After world war ii, germany was divided into west and east, and the country became the centre of a standoff between the soviet union and western powers. Germany is at the center of europe, not only geographically, but also in. The world cup finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715. The term ecology was first used by german zoologist ernst haeckel in 1866. The dialing code for the country is 49 and the top level internet domain for german sites is.
Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. Germany german society, economy, and culture in the 14th. One of the most interesting facts about germany is that currently, this country is one of the best countries for publishing books. German is the most widely spoken mother language in the european union and an official language in seven countries. The country and people, the german history, the development of germany after the second world war, the organization of state and society, the political situation, the economy with its many facets.
Over time, west germany recovered to become europes richest country, but east germany fell far behind. Fanta originated in germany as a result of difficulties importing cocacola syrup into nazi. Enjoy our range of fun facts for kids from countries all around the world. Here is a mix of informative and interesting facts to learn more about germany or test your german knowledge. Please add books you loved from countries not already on the list.
I went along on this ride, as did adolph, and we returned to the feudenheim district of mannheim, which was where our apartment stood. For germanys world cup history, fifa considers only the teams managed by the deutscher fu. This social studies country fact book about germany contains 2 of the same book in different sizes accompanied by picture cards matching each of the 8 facts presented. Germany is bounded at its extreme north on the jutland peninsula by denmark. In the year 2000, germany s unemployment rate exceeded 8%. Germany was the first country in the world to adopt daylight saving time dst, also known as summer time. The world factbook country location photo gallery modal. The world s tallest church is being eroded by urinating passersby. In its long history, germany has rarely been united.
It was also the most expensive, it damaged the most property, and it killed more people than any war previous or since. The mild eruptions of italys stromboli volcano are so frequent and numerous that an entire style of volcanism strombolian is named after the volcano. European power struggles immersed germany in two devastating world wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious allied powers of the us, uk, france, and the soviet union in 1945. Germany cia world factbook the best country factbook. The book is useful for anyone who intends to visit,study in or simply wants to know about germany. Read about the major cities in germany, its population, history, national parks, borders, economy, companies and much more. Although germany existed as a loose polity of germanicspeaking peoples for millennia, a united german nation in roughly its present form dates only to 1871. Modern germany is a liberal democracy that has become ever more integrated with and central to a united europe. In the first century bc, powerful roman legions moved north across europe conquering everything in their path, but here they met very stiff resistance from germanic tribes.
Central intelligence agency, the world fact book country reference maps. Current account balance the world factbook central. Germany is one of the world s leading book nations. Modern germany is a liberal democracy that has become. Three of the best books about germany the telegraph. Interesting facts about germany for kids discovering. Germany has one of the world s most technologically advanced telecommunications systems.
According to the guinness book of world records, the world. Find the local time and date anywhere in the world. One book is 8 12 x 11 inches making it a great book to use when presenting to a small group. Sep 03, 2015 whats more, germany is home to some of the most spectacular celebrations and festivals, such as oktoberfest and carnival. In 2018, athens was chosen as the capital wherein books would be made accessible to all city residents. Travel the globe learning interesting trivia and information related to countries found on continents such as europe, asia and north america. The first magazine ever seen was launched in 1663 in germany. The discovery of the homo heidelbergensis mandible in 1907 affirms archaic human presence in germany by at least 600,000 years ago. Germany has a population of 81,305,856 and gained its independence in 1618. Following the german military leaders unconditional surrender in may 1945, the country lay prostrate. Germany ranks third among countries with the highest recycling rate. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of germany 2020 information contained here. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies.
The world book encyclopedia is an encyclopedia published in the united states. Germany is one of the leading nations when it comes to reading, too. To the west, germany borders the netherlands, belgium, and luxembourg. Germany has a history of producing many great works of literature, too. Depending on the facts that could be found and are considered interesting, some countries have such a love for footballsoccer, which i. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Germany germany german society, economy, and culture in the 14th and 15th centuries. Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of germany including germanic tribes, roman rule, kings, the reformation, the world wars, and the reuniting of east and west. Germany was the first country to implement the daylight saving time dst on april 30, 1916, during world war i. Germany is the 7th biggest country in europe but the one with the biggest population 80,7 million. Despite the impressive advance of trade and industry in the later middle ages, german society was still sustained chiefly by agriculture. Whats more, germany is home to some of the most spectacular celebrations and festivals, such as oktoberfest and carnival. A book about the people and places of germany country abcs. Germanys largest wooded area, and its most famous, is in the southwest near the swiss border.
In 1949 four years after the war had ended the country divided into the federal republic of germany, in the west, and the communist german democratic republic, in the east. For most of the two millennia that central europe has been inhabited by germanspeaking peoples, such as the eastern franks, the area now called germany was divided into hundreds of states, many quite small, including duchies, principalities, free cities, and ecclesiastical states. East and west of the peninsula, the baltic sea ostsee and north sea coasts, respectively, complete the northern border. European power struggles immersed germany in two devastating world wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious allied. Heres a list of 25 interesting facts about germany and the germans that you probably didnt know. According to the company, its mission is to enhance learning and reading for children around the world by developing trustworthy, engaging content to create products that will engage children of all ages at home, on the go, in the classroom or in libraries worldwide. In the year after the opening of the berlin wall in november 1989, western political and economic systems were introduced in the east, and two radically different societies began to merge. The two sides of germany blended back into a single country and worked to regain their place as a powerful country. The population of germany is 81,305,856 2012 and the nation has a density of 233 people per square kilometer. The majority of the people live in cities and towns.
Fun germany facts for kids interesting information about. There are over 100 countries celebrating world book day. Germanys population was 82,652,256 in july 2014, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Around the world one book from each country 677 books. Aug 14, 2007 learn more about germany, whose postwar recovery resulted in reunification. World war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. The german publishers, publish around 94 thousand new books each year, and the international frankfurt book fair, which is the most important book event in the world, is held in germany. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It began participation in the conflict after the declaration of war against serbia by its ally, austriahungary. Here are some interesting germany facts which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids.
The world factbook country location locator map modal. To make this even more fun, i want to challenge you. Learn some interesting information about germany while enjoying a range of fun facts and trivia thats perfect for kids. Each year, unesco chooses a world book capital where activities are held and supported by the book industry. There are so many fun facts about germany that its hard to even count. I learnt a lot about germany that i didnt know before by reading this. How many of these germany facts did you know before reading.
This is not an encyclopedia and it includes a variety of facts about each country. The roads were extremely cratered from the frequent bombings and the driver had to carefully circumvent these deep chasms. Aug 14, 2014 kids books about countries around the world. Between 1994 and 1998, eight 380,000yearold wooden javelins between 1. The high unemployment level became quite astonishing, because germany s low unemployment rate was at one point the envy of the industrial world. We encourage students at home participating in online learning to use travel facts, as well as the world factbook, for their studies of geography and national. During the conflict, germany, austriahungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire the central. Have fun reading about animals in australia, rivers in china, rainforests in brazil, culture in japan, business in germany. Census bureau, international data base demographic data and usa trade online trade data. Between these extremes, germany is a country of incredible variety.
Learn about how countries are governed and who governs them. Even though its heavily populated, 31% of the country is covered with forests and woodlands and gorgeous mountain tops. Germany shares borders with nine coutries france, luxembourg, denmark, belgium, switzerland, austria, czech republic, the netherlands and poland. As well, the people of germany are refered to as german. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues.
Up until about the mid20th century, much of argentinas history was dominated by periods of internal political unrest and conflict between civilian and military factions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. During world war i, the german empire was one of the central powers that lost the war. The book covers all areas of canada and highlights seasonal activities for. Test yourself with these top 30 german facts on how well you know the germans. South america argentina the world factbook central. Mar 07, 2017 last year, germany was crowned the worlds best country in a debut report by u. The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. Europe germany the world factbook central intelligence.
German forces fought the allies on both the eastern and western fronts, although german territory itself remained relatively safe from widespread. The firstever massproduced book was made in germany. There are so many things to know about germany, one of the most popular and developed counties in europe, especially about the travel destinations and national customs of this country. By kim ann zimmermann live science contributor 09 march 2018. This application presents data for 228 countries and areas of the world with a 2020 population of 5,000 or more. May 19, 2015 germany is the 7th biggest country in europe but the one with the biggest population 80,7 million. The physical devastation from allied bombing campaigns and from ground battles was enormous. Canada all year shares the travels of three animal friends as they experience some of the fun events and traditions of the country. Germany s central and southern regions have forested hills and mountains cut through by the danube, main, and rhine river valleys. In the end, roman forces could only occupy lands up to the danube river in the south and the. Germany facts facts for kids geography travel attractions. Characteristics of strombolian eruptions are nearly continous lava fountaining and emissions of gas, ash, and volcanic bombs. Around million people speak german as their mother language or as a second language. After world war ii, an era of peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent.
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