Germany
By: Gavin A
Germany By: Gavin A
Geography
The northern part of Germany consists of plains and very flat land. The southern part of Germany consists of hills and mountains. Germany's climate during the summers is warm. Germany's climate during the winter is very cold and wet. This week the highest temperature Germany will get is 52 degrees fahrenheit. The lowest temperature Germany will get this week is 34 degrees fahrenheit. This week the highest temperature is Germany has access to both the Baltic Sea, and the North Sea. Germany has about 800 islands. The capital of Germany is Berlin. Germany's major cities include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Stuttgart, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Bayern, Munich, Hessen, Halle, and Bremen.
Government
The lawmaking body of the government is called Bundestag. This is a limited form of government because the government only has a limited amount of power. Both Germany and the United State's governments are democracies. In both forms of governments, citizens get to vote for their leaders. Germany joined the United Nations on September 18, 1973. Germany is one of the biggest donors of foreign aid. The United States is one of Germany closest allies, as well as Italy and Japan.