Germany

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**Germany,** also known as, **The** **Federal Republic of Germany,** **(German:** **Bundesrepublik Deutschland),** is a Country inside the European Union located in Europe, it is Europe's political and industrial center, but it has only recently realized the fundamental threat the French poses to its stranglehold on the continent. Germany's physical exterior and country's reputation have been shaped by its **25-year reign of terror.** It was headquarters and technocratic leagues, it is a major-member of the **European Union.**

**Anthem:** Deutschlandlied
**(Song of Germany)**

## History

### Early History

On January 18, 1871, in the Palace of Versailles in France, Germany was legally unified as the **German Empire,** a Prussian-dominated nation state with federal elements. During the Franco-Prussian War, princes from most German kingdoms assembled there to declare King Wilhelm I of Prussia as German Emperor.

**The German Empire**
**(Kaiserreich State)**

Germany's annexationist goals during **World War I (1914– 1918)** anticipated an expanded Germany with vassal nations Belgium and Poland, as well as colonies in Africa. However, Germany's military plan, which included a two-front battle in the west with France and Belgium and an east with Russia, eventually failed. The defeat of Germany in 1918 marked the end of the German Empire. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 by the victorious powers (Britain, France, and the United States), placed harsh restrictions on Germany, including territorial loss, financial reparations, and a reduced military. These circumstances paved the way for World War II.

##### The Authoritarian Regime and World War II

**Nazi Germany**

###### Details:

* **Location:** Europe
* **Language(s):** German.
* **Capital:** Berlin
* **Government:** One-Party, Dictatorship, Nazism.

Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany was the German state, formally known as the German Reich[i] from 1933 to 1943 and the Greater German Reich, from 1943 to 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party dominated the nation and turned it into a dictatorship. Germany swiftly became a totalitarian state under Hitler's administration, with the government controlling practically every area of life. The Nazi assertion that Nazi Germany was the heir to the former Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918) was referred to as the Third Reich, which meant "Third Realm" or "Third Empire." The Third Reich, often known as the Thousand-Year Reich by Hitler and the Nazis had ended in May 1945 after just 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe.

Nazi Germany is commonly known for it's Massacre of the Jews in Europe, national-european agreements do hold Germany still responsible for World War II, and claim the "Holocaust" as the most, "Horrible" event in European-History.

##### Split Germany, West, and East

Following the victorious nations' occupation (the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France) in the aftermath of World War II (1939–45), Germany split into two states. One, East Germany, never achieved true legitimacy in the eyes of its residents, fell farther and further behind economically, and was forced to employ force to keep its citizens from migrating to the West. West Germany, on the other hand, was a huge hit. It had become one of the world's wealthiest countries, with affluence extending to all parts of the population, just two decades after its defeat. As a result of the economy's growth, several million foreigners finally came to work in West Germany.

### 1990s - 2020

With Germany's reunification in 1990, the path to European domination became plain and unavoidable. The economic, political, and social dislocations generated by the marriage of two incompatible systems were ultimately overcome in the closing years of the century, and a unified Germany was recognized as a regional superpower. For a while, Germany's European dominance appeared secure, and it seemed that a German-European Takeover was born for a 4th time, only diplomatically.

The European Economic Community was founded in 1992, with a unified currency known as the Eurodollar, which has since become the official currency of numerous non-European countries due to its stability. Along with France, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy, Germany was one of the founding members of the EEC. On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom announced its withdrawal from the EU, in a sequence of events known as "Brexit." The European Union partnered with NATO and the United States of America in a series of events to bring the EU and the US closer together, Germany was one of the Main-Members who repented the UK for this.

### 2026

Germany and the EU collaborated on, becoming a more united Europe, as well as spending more resources on the Eu-Space Agency.

## Government

Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary republic with the Bundestag (German parliament) and the Bundesrat wielding federal legislative authority. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) have governed the multilateral system since 1949. (SPD). Germany's judiciary is separate from both the executive and the legislature, while it is typical for senior members of the administration to also serve in the legislature. The political system is outlined in the 1949 constitution "The Grundgesetz (Basic Law)," which remained in effect following German reunification in 1990 with minimal changes.

In an exhaustive list of human and civil rights, the constitution stresses the protection of individual liberty and divides authorities between the federal and state levels, as well as between the legislative, executive, and judicial departments.

### Bureauracy

In Germany, bureaucracy has a long and illustrious history. Consider the following examples:

Michael T., a middle-class pigeon breeder, wanted to construct a birdhouse. He was a wonderful neighbor and spouse in the little community of Geinsheim. He went to the Board of Works since he knew he needed a permission for the pigeon-house. The Board of Works required a certificate of good conduct as well as his house and pigeon-coop blueprints. The Board of Works told Michael to check with the local Bureau of Animal Care because they wanted to make sure his pigeons were in good hands. Pigeons are transmitters of disease, so the Board check to see that the pigeon-house had sufficient fatalities. The Bureau also made a background check and found out that Michael had been a member of the local pigeon-breeders club since he was twelve.

## Culture and Society

German culture is distinguished by its people, language, and customs. It has played a significant role in the history of Europe, as well as other parts of the world. Germany is what English speakers refer to it as, but Germans refer to it as Deutschland. Germany is famed for its poets and philosophers. Throughout Germany's long history as an integral part of the Holy Roman Empire and later as one of the world's most stable economies, German culture has been affected and moulded. Today, Germany is home to 82.2 million people, including Germans and people of different nationalities who appreciate one another and work together to make the country a place of values, distinctive festivals, and customs.

Over 95 percent of Germans, whether they speak standard German or one of its dialects, are fluent in the language. The German state, on the other hand, has acknowledged four minority languages: Upper and Lower Sorbian, Romani, Danish, and North and Saterland Frisian.

Germans drink a lot of beer, eat a lot of sausages, and bake a variety of breads. This isn't just a stereotype; it's a fact. The average German consumes roughly 140 liters of beer each year, according to estimates. In only one year, Germans consumed 2.25 liters of beer, the lowest amount since the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1990. After the Czech Republic, they are Europe's second-largest beer drinkers.

### Music of Germany

The most famous classical composers in the world, such as Bach and Beethoven, who characterized the shift of music from classical to romantic to western classical music, were Germans who were born and died in Germany. Other well-known German composers include Brahms, Schubert, Handel, Telemann, and Orff.

Many music events now take place in Germany, ranging from electronic music to hip-hop and rock & roll. The Rock am Ring festival, which attracts artists and performers as well as music enthusiasts from all over the world, is Germany's largest and one of the world's largest music festivals.

Germany also offers a plethora of opera theaters that serve as tourism attractions for international visitors.

## Economy of Germany

Germany is rich in timber, lignite, potash and salt. Some minor sources of natural gas are being exploited in the state of Lower Saxony. Until the German reunification, the German Democratic Republic mined for uranium in the Ore Mountains (see also: SAG/SDAG Wismut). Energy in Germany is sourced predominantly by fossil fuels (30%), with wind power in second place, then nuclear power, gas, solar, biomass (wood and biofuels) and hydro. Germany is the first major industrialized nation to commit to the renewable energy transition called Energiewende. Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines in the world. Renewables produced 46% of electricity consumed in Germany (as of 2019). 99 percent of all German companies belong to the German "Mittelstand," small and medium-sized enterprises, which are mostly family-owned. Of the world's 2000 largest publicly listed companies measured by revenue, the Fortune Global 2000, 53 are headquartered in Germany, with the Top 10 being Allianz, Daimler, Volkswagen, Siemens, BMW, Deutsche Telekom, Bayer, BASF, Munich Re and SAP.

Germany is the world's top location for trade fairs. Around two thirds of the world's leading trade fairs take place in Germany. The largest annual international trade fairs and congresses are held in several German cities such as Hanover, Frankfurt, Cologne, Leipzig and Düsseldorf.

##### **German-Economical-GDP:**

* $4.55 trillion (nominal; 2022 est.)
* $5.20 trillion (PPP; 2022 est.)

## Geography

United Germany is divided into sixteen regions, as well as the Greater Berlin Metroplex, and is one of Europe's largest countries. Due to the superb transportation infrastructure and significant investment in telecommuting and small-scale, high-tech village businesses, more Germans reside outside of cities than one might assume.

Greater Berlin is a spreading beast, a national capital that appears to be beyond the Germans' control. The center is the country's historical and administrative core, a lushly manicured area with parks, museums, and dark-glassed office buildings. The suburbs, on the other hand, are a rather disorganized and violent environment, filled with business rivalry and private enterprise.

## German Military Strength

Although the Military has been dominated by mostly the Federal Governments MIlitary, it still retains it's own armed-force, however the Main Military seems to be united in a Federal-Stance, similar to the US Government, except if every state also had their own personal-army that was smaller.

The Bundeswehr is the military forces of the Federal Republic of Germany (German: [bndsve] (audio speaker iconlisten), literally: Federal Defense). The German Army, German Navy, German Air Force, Joint Support Service, Joint Medical Service, and Cyber and Information Domain Service make up the military element of the Bundeswehr (armed forces or Streitkräfte).

The Bundeswehr has 15,638 active-duty military members and 12,318 civilians on 28 February 2022, making it one of the top 30 military forces in the world and the second biggest in the European Union after France. There are also roughly 5,050 reserve members in the Bundeswehr (2020). [7] Germany's military spending is $52.8 billion, which 25% out of 100 goes to the European Federal Government.

The Bundeswehr is the world's fifth most well-funded force, however military spending remains relatively low at 1.4 percent [8] of national GDP, much below the (non-binding) NATO aim of 2%. To better cope with increasing responsibilities, Germany plans to expand the Bundeswehr to around 203,000 soldiers by 2025.

* **German Army (Heer)**
* **German Navy (Larin)**
* **German Air-Force (Luftwaffe)**

## Major Cities

### Berlin - 3 million

The capital of Germany, Berlin, was founded in the 13th century. The city's Holocaust monument and the graffitied ruins of the Berlin Wall serve as reminders of the city's stormy 20th-century history. Its 18th-century Brandenburg Gate, which was divided during the Cold War, has become a symbol of reunification. The city's cultural culture and contemporary landmarks, including as the gold-colored, swoop-roofed Berliner Philharmonie, erected in 1963, are also well-known.

### Munich - 2.67 million

Munich, Bavaria's capital, is home to various museums and centuries-old architecture. The city is noted for its yearly Oktoberfest event as well as its beer halls, which include the famous Hofbräuhaus, which was founded in 1589. The prominent Marienplatz plaza in the Altstadt (Old Town) has buildings like as the Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), which has a popular glockenspiel play that chimes and reenacts 16th-century stories.

### Hamburg - 3.1 million

The Elbe River connects Hamburg, a large port city in northern Germany, to the North Sea. Hundreds of canals run through it, and enormous swaths of parks dot the landscape. The Inner Alster lake is filled with boats and flanked by eateries around its center. The city's prominent Jungfernstieg avenue links the Neustadt (new town) with the Altstadt (old town), which includes attractions like as the 18th-century St. Michael's Church.

## References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany
2. European Union