Germany is a modern and economically developed state in the center of Europe. What is remarkable about this country? What is the area of ​​Germany? And what are the Germans interested in? You will find answers to all these questions in our article.
Territory of Germany: area and geographical location
The country of beer, football and pedantry is located in the center of Europe, within the hilly Central European plain. It borders with nine other states, and in the north its territory is washed by the cool waters of the Baltic and North Seas.
What figures are used to calculate the population and area of ​​Germany? It’s worth mentioning right away that the country is among the leaders in Europe in these two indicators.
The total area of ​​Germany is 357 thousand square kilometers. Almost its entire territory is favorable for the life and economic activities of people (except for the high-mountain regions of the Bavarian Alps in the southeast). The climate is temperate, its humidity decreases with the east and south-east.
The total length of the state borders of Germany is 3785 km. The longest border is with Austria, and the shortest is with Denmark.
Population and Economics: Common Features
Hitler’s Germany, which lost in World War II, was divided into two parts: western (Germany) and eastern (GDR). In this position, the Germans lived 40 years, until November 9, 1989, when the famous Berlin Wall fell. Curiously, the area of ​​western Germany was almost three times larger than the area of ​​its eastern part.
Today in Germany there are about 85 million people. Every year, demographers record, although insignificant, but still the population growth is about 0.1%. Germany is one of the first places in the world in terms of urbanization. Only 7% of its inhabitants live in rural areas. The largest cities in the country are Hamburg, Munich, Berlin, Cologne and Farnfurt.
Modern Germany is an economically developed and powerful state, one of the five leading countries in terms of GDP. The foundation of the national economy is made up of four sectors: engineering, chemical, electrical and coal. Germany maintains its leading position in the world in car exports.
5 amazing facts about Germany
Tourists and visitors of this European country, as a rule, are most impressed and amazed by the following:
- The country is clean and well maintained. A typical German town square is a cleaned area without debris, cigarette butts or spitting. In this country it’s not even customary to take off shoes in a house - it’s so clean and tidy on the streets of German cities.
- German and English are very closely intertwined in Germany. There is even a special philological term: “Denglish”. Das ist unbelievable! - Similar phrases are very popular in colloquial speech among Germans.
- Sunday in Germany is truly a holy day. "Holy" in terms of rest and relaxation. On this day, most of the German boutiques, shopping centers and even restaurants do not work.
- In German schools, the grading system is very unusual (for Russian people): the highest score is “one”, and the worst grade is “6”.
- By and large, in Germany you can not work at all, but live on social assistance from the state. But the Germans are ashamed not to work. And they really do not like to change their place of work.
A little bit about the mentality of the Germans
Hardworking, punctual, disciplined ... That’s the way most often speak of the Germans. To interestingly and effectively complete our article, we bring to your attention 10 interesting facts about the mentality of modern Germans:
- Germans are very sensitive to laws and regulations, they say that in this country you can safely walk through pedestrian crossings with your eyes closed;
- in Germany, even wealthy and adult people often live in rented houses or apartments;
- German humor is very different from American or, say, Russian;
- Germans are incredibly difficult to pronounce the sound "s";
- dinner in Germany is very often replaced with ordinary sandwiches (with ham, cheese or vegetables); evening meal here is called Abendbrot ("evening bread");
- strangely enough, but the most popular street dish in this country is doner kebab;
- Germans are a very athletic nation, they are most likely to run, swim and cycle, play football, bowling and handball actively;
- average age of first child birth for German women: 29-32 years;
- in Germany it is very difficult to meet a German in high heels;
- Germans practically do not cook the soups we are used to, but they eat bread with great pleasure (and in all its possible manifestations and forms).
Conclusion
357,021 - this is the area of ​​Germany in the quarter. km The country is located in the central part of Europe and has wide access to the sea. Today it is a powerful and fairly developed state. Germany is one of the main players in the EU, it is a member of the G-7 (G7) and boasts a very high standard of living for its citizens.