1. - An Introduction

2. I. Stereotypes II. History III. General Facts IV. Germany today 3. look 4. eat 5. drink 6. Our best friend 7. or 8. = half the story 9. 1871- 1990 10. 1871 unification by Otto von Bismarck 11. 1914 1918 World War I (Treaty of Versailles) 12. 1933 rise of the national socialist party 1939 1945 WWII 13. OUTCOME OF WWII Berlin Wall 1961 14. 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall 1990 Germany reunites 15. ~ 82 Million people (6% of Chinas population) Berlin = Capital Major Language is German with substantial differences in regioal dialects Head of Government is chancellor Angela Merkel Chief of State is Christian Wulff Mainly Christian, also Muslim 16. Germany is one of the most important countries 17. Why? 18. Because of 19. Two world wars? 20. ? 21. No! 22. Because 23. Of the biggest beer festival in the world? 24. ? 25. No! 26. Because 27. We build fast and popular cars? 28. ? 29. No! 30. Maybe we do build nice cars, but thats just half the story 31. Europes largest Economy Secure stable prices, a high rate of employment and a balanced foreign trade along with steady economic growth New jobs can only be created through investment and innovation 32. No natural resources 33. Only 34. social market economy with an extensive welfare system GDP $ 3.667 billion (2008) ranked 3rd in patents used to be #1 exporting country 35. some more facts after short movie about the capial city of Berlin 36. source of innovation comes from various roots 37. past days 38. very diverse equal opportunities open minded tolerant 39. Thank you for listening and looking forward to seeing you in Germany