Germany
By Makala Allred & Frankie Hailey
Germay Geography
- Germany's closest ocean is the North sea
- Closest countries are France, Poland, and Denmark
- Germany's capital is Berlin
- Major cities: Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich
- Size: 137,903 sq miles
- Landforms: volcanic in origin Harz Mountains and the thickly wooded Rothaargebirge Mountains
- Natural Resoures: lignite, timber, iron, ore, salt, copper, and natural gases
Germany's Social Structure
- Religion: 65%-70% of germans are Christains
- Ethnic Group: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)
- Most people live to be 80
- Gemany's language: German
- Education: European model of free public education and a variety of secondary schools for academic and vocational education, rather than the American model of a single comprehensive high school for all students
Germany's History
- In 1989 the berlin wall was destroyed
- Soviet Union Crashed and East Germany was reunited with West Germany in 1990
- 1998-1999 Germany was one of the founding countries of Eurozone