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1: Borders

Germany lies in the center of Europe. The bordering countries are Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France , Luxemburg, Belgium and the Netherlands (clockwise from the top/North).

2: Land of Poets & Thinkers

Germany is referred to as the land of poets and thinkers or ‘Land der dichter und denker’. Some of the famous German scientists are Albert Einstein, Robert Koch and Gottlieb Daimler. Germany has its fair share of poets like the Grimm brothers, thomas Mann and Wolfgang con Goethe.

3: Beer, the country’s favorite!

Beer is considered as a food in Bavaria officially.

Munich has over 60 beer gardens.

After the Irish, the Germans are those consume the most beer, making Germany the second largest consumer of Beer. In a pub, you would raise your thumb and not your index finger to ask for a glass of beer.

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4: The German Language

There are thirty five dialects of the German language.

The language in which a book was first printed was German. Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is the longest word to be published. It is 79 letters long.

5: Environment Friendly

Germany recycles 48% of its waste. This makes it stand third in recycling after its neighbors Austria and Swiss. Ernst Haeckel is a German biologist who coined the term ‘Ecology’.

Northern German coast has over 20,000 turbines that contribute to 35% of the wind energy produced in the world.

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6: Berlin

The city of Berlin has the largest railway station in the world.

JFK visited Berlin when he said ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’. It means I am a jelly donut.

In 1881, the world’s first electric tramway opened in a Berlin suburb Lichterfelde. Siemens and Halske Company built the tramway.

7: Air Transport

The world’s first airline was founded on the 16^th of November in 1909, in Frankfurt. It is called DELAG, expanding as Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft. It translates to German Airship Transport Corporation.

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8: Wildlife

There are nearly seven hundred zoological gardens, bird parks, animal reserves, wildlife parks. This includes 414 registered zoos. This count is more than that of the United States. The Zoologischer Garten has 1500 species and 14000 as its animal population, making it the largest in these terms. It is located in Berlin.

9: Jeans, Gummy Bears & Christmas tree

The German Hans Riegal invented the famous Gummy bears.

The Christmas tree tradition started off in Germany.

The Jeans was invented by Levi Strauss.

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10: Oktoberfest

The Oktoberfest is the most pompously celebrated festival. This interesting fact about Germany is quite confusing, as the festival is celebrated in the last week of September instead of October.

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