Germany

1. Germany Laura Harthcock

2. Motto: “Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit” “Unity and Justice and Freedom”

4. Capital – Berlin • Bordered by North Sea, Denmark, and Baltic Sea to the north • South - there is Austria and Switzerland • East – Poland and Czechs Republic • West – France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands • Main Rivers – Rhine, Elba, and Danube

5. Background • Europe’s largest economy and 2nd most populated (after Russia) • Large parts in 2 World Wars • Germany had been split into 2German states • Federal Republic of Germany-Democratic • German Democratic Republic-Communist • Unified in 1990

6. Covers 357,021 square kilometers • Slightly smaller than Montana • Temperate seasonal Climate • Winters are mostly mild and summers tend to be cool • In the east however, temperatures are more servere

7. Official Language- German • Religion – Christianity • National Holidays- Unity Day October 3 • Production- among world’s most advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, machinery, cars, and more

8. “Breakfast like an Emperor, Lunch like a King, and Dine like a Beggar.”