10 Interesting Facts About Germany
Germany is located in Europe. Following are 10 interesting facts about Germany.
10 Interesting Facts About Germany
Germany has traditionally been a major player throughout history in European events. This role has lead both to accomplishments and horrendous devastation. Here are 10 quick facts:
- Germany is located in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland to the south of Denmark.
- Germany is Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation.
- Germany's economy is the fifth biggest in the world.
- 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.
- With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR).
- The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990.
- In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro.
- The German population in 2005 was 82,431,390.
- Germany is among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages; shipbuilding; and textiles.
- Adolf Hitler ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945 and is considered one of the more evil mass murderers in human history.
Although these are 10 interesting facts about Germany, you should really take a closer look at the country. Any discussion of Europe is remiss if Germany is not fully investigated.
