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Germany is located in the center of Europe, flank by the North Sea, the Baltic Seas and the Alps. The country has a land area of nearly 360,000 square kilometers and has many European countries as its neighbors. These include Poland and Czech Republic to the East, Switzerland and Austria to the South, Holland, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg to the West and Denmark to the north. The capital of Germany is Berlin and the largest river found in its territory is Rhine. There are approximately 81 million people living in Germany today.
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Today, Germany is made up of 16 states. The states are:
- Baden - Wurttemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Lower Saxony
- Mecklenburg - Lower Pomerania
- Munich
- North Rhine - Westphalia
- Rhineland - Palatinate and Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony - Anhalt
- Schleswig - Holstein
- Thuringia
Bremen is the smallest state with about 700000 inhabitants while the largest state Bavaria covers an area of 70,531 sq km. North Rhine-Westphalia is the most densely populated state, with 18 million in habitants. Notably, Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg are self-governing city state.
Five of the largest cities of Germany are:
- Berlin, 3.3 millions people
- Hamburg, 1.7 millions people
- München (Munich), 1.2 millions people
- Köln, 960,000 people
- Frankfurt, 650,000 people
This country loves beer. An average of 140 liters of beer is consumed by each German every year. The Bavarian tops the list of the beer loving Germans. They consume in excess of 240 liter per person each year. This beverage tastes best in Summer when they are pour straight from a barrel.
Throughout the history of humanity, the World has seen many Germans contribute their works for the benefit of mankind. In Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach, German has 2 great composers that bring to the world a fascinating array of classical music. Beethoven was born in Bonn to a court musician and is arguably the greatest figure in classical music. Johann Sebastian Bach is a classical music composer who embraced music in vast forms.
In Albert Einstein, Germany has a Nobel prized physicist from 1879-1955 whom had developed the theory of relativity.
The biggest fair celebrated in Germany is the Oktoberfest in Munich. This is one of the biggest folk fairs in Europe. Started in 1810, it has grown into an enormous event. Chief attraction of Oktoberfest is beer. It is drunk in vast quantity, in marquees erected by breweries. Ceremonial opening of the first barrel of beer marks the opening of Oktoberfest with huge procession passing through the town. The fair finishes 16 days later on the first Sunday of October.
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