Other Aspects

Religion

Until the Reformation, Germany had been nearly all Roman Catholic.However now it is different. The German religious situation is now:

• Protestantism - 45%
• Roman Catholicism - 40%
• Islam - 2%
• Others - 13%

(1996 estimate)

Regional Geography

Germany is divided regionally. Germany does not have counties or provenses but states. 16 states in all:

• Baden - Württemberg,
• Bayern,
• Berlin,
• Brandenburg,
• Bremen,
• Hamburg,
• Hessen,
• Mecklenburg - Vorpommern,
• Niedersachsen,
• Nordihein - Westfalen,
• Rhienland - Pfalz,
• Saarland,
• Sachsen,
• Sachsen - Anhalt,
• Schleswig - Holstein and
• Thüringen.

Get ready for another list as I tell you the 10 bordering countries of Germany:

• The Netherlands,
• Belgium,
• Luxembourg,
• France,
• Switzerland,
• Austria,
• Czech Republic,
• Poland,
• Slovakia and
• Denmark.

Climate and Weather

The Climate is not the same over all of Germany all year around, so I have selected a few areas and taken examples from the months of January (coldest) and June (warmest).

Economics

The economics of a country is what a country produces, sells, trades, the country's industry and the money flow. Germany has a very wide range of trades but the main ones are: iron and steel, industrial machinery, chemicals, electrical goods, textiles, prossesed foods, optical equipment, cutlery, ceramics and cars (such as B.M.W, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagon).

Transport

Like us Germany uses cars, buses, taxis etc. Germany produces cars with names like B.M.W, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagon. Germany has many wide moterways called 'autobahnen'.

The German main train system is the 'T.E.E.' (Trans-Europe Express).

The national airline is called 'Lufthansa'.

Power

Germany's main power source is coal as Germany is quite largely based on coal. A number of power stations still use oil or natural gas. The gas comes from the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.

Education

The education in Germany is slightly different from ours (in Ireland) but not too much.

• Nursery School - begins at the age of three.

• Primary / Secondary School - School Monday to Saturday inclusive. Time: 7:30am / 8:00am to 1:00pm. There are homeworks.

• Universitys / College - the principle (main) Universitys of England are Oxford and Cambridge University and for Ireland there is Trinity College and Queens University but in Germany there is the Berlin, Heideburg, Göttingen and Tüberingen Universitys.
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