germany pres final
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Ammarah
Norin Khemani
Geeta
Anila Tooba
Zarmeen
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Bundesrepublik Deutschland
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Brief Introduction of Germany Official Name: Federal Republic of Germany
Capital: Berlin with the population of3,471,756 approx.
Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliatedor other 28.3%
Currency: EURO
It has the world's fourth largest economy by nominal GDP
the fifth largest by purchasing power correspondent
More interestingly there are many extensively varying names ofGermany in different languages, perhaps more than for any other Europeannation
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Names of Germany in
other languages
German Deutschland
French Allemagne
Polish Niemcy
Greek Germania
Indonesian Jerman
Hawaiian Kelemania
Russian Germaniya
Spanish Alemania
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History of Germany
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Germany was came into
being on 18 Januery 1871
after the Franco-Prussian
war. Before 1871 it wasruled by Holy Roman
Empires.
After world war 1 and 2 It
became federal republic on23rd May 1949 at that
time it was the third most
powerful economy in the
world.
It became reunified on 3rd
October 1990and Berlin
was made the capital.
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Religion
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Religion of Germany
Religion and its practice form an important partof the German Constitution.
According to the Constitution of Germany,freedom of faith and religion is guaranteed toevery individual.
Discrimination based on difference of religiousopinion is prohibited by the Constitution.
Germanys main religion is Christianity,dominated by the two strands of RomanCatholicism and Protestantism.
There is a 3.2 per cent minority population ofMuslims in Germany, according to the USDepartment of States report of 2006.
Following Islam in Germany are the minorityreligious communities of Buddhism and Judaism,each with 0.25 per cent of followers. GermanysJewish population is the third largest among thatof the European countries.
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German Language
It is a west Germanic language. related to and classified
alongside English and Dutch.
Estimated 90 to 98 million native speakers.
One of the worlds major language and most widely spoken in
the European union.
Most German vocabulary is derived from the Germanic branch
of the Indo-European language family.
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minorities of words are derived from Latin and Greek, with a
smaller amount from French and English.
Written using Latin alphabets.
In addition to the 26 standard letters.
Has three vowels with umlauts.
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Languages Spoken in
Germany
Minority Languages in
Germany
Danish
Low German
Sorbian
Romany
Frisian
Immigrant languages are
Turkish
Kurdish
Polish
Balkan languages
Russian
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Culture and
Tradition
The culture in Germany has been shaped by major intellectual andadmired current in Europe
Historically Germany is called Das Land der Dichter und Denker
There are 240 subsidized theatres, hundreds of symphonic
orchestras, thousands of museums and over 25,000 libraries spreadin Germany.
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Culture and tradition
The greetings in this culture consist of the most common thehandshake.
The man is to wait until women puts her hand forward before shakingit.
Also crossing someone else's handshake is inappropriate.
Some gestures used in this culture are not chewing gum in public it isinappropriate.
Talking with your hands in your pockets is disrespectful.
Instead of crossing the fingers for good luck they simply squeeze theirthumb.
The dating in Germany is different than that in the United States. Theyeach pay for their own food and entertainment unless a specialoccasion.
Legal marriages are performed by the city hall religious ones areoptional.
Young people may often live together before or instead of marriage .
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Culture and Traditions
Germans are considered to be the masters of planning.
This is a culture that honors forward thinking andknowing what they will be doing at a specific time on a
specific day.
Careful planning, in one's business and personal life,
provides a sense of security.
Rules and regulations allow people to know what is
expected and plan their life accordingly.
Germans believe that maintaining clear lines of
discrimination between people, places, and things is the
surest way to lead a structured and ordered life.
Work and personal lives are rigidly divided.
There is a proper time for every activity. When thebusiness day ends, you are expected to leave the office.
If you remain after normal closing, it indicates that you
did not plan your day properly.
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Etiquettes and Behavior in
Germany
Wish Guten Apetitto the others around you before you startyour meal! That is sure to gain you appreciation! Also say
Prost instead of cheers when you touch your drinks!
Both your hands should be there on the table when you areeating. Do not place your left hand on your lap when you are
eating.
Germans are known for their strict sense of punctuality.
Always be on the promised time!
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Shaking hands is the German way of greeting each other. It is
often important to shake hands with each and every
individual in the group.
Germans are most conscious of their environment. Do not
dare to throw garbage as and where you please.
If you want to call someone just raise your hand with the palm
facing out and only the index finger extended. Waving or
shouting is considered to be impolite.
Do not hesitate to whisper something confidential to the
person sitting beside you. Germans do not consider
whispering to be a rude habit.
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People socializing at a festival in Allgau. German beer, a
favorite beverage, must be made only of water, hops, and
malt.
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German Literature
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Literature comprises those literary(letter) texts written
in the German language.
This includes literature written in Germany,
Austria, the German part of Switzerland,
and to a lesser extent works of the German
Diaspora (people who are of Germanethnicity).
Modern German literature is mostly in
standard German.
some currents of literature influenced to a
greater or lesser degree by dialects(German
tribes).
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Literature
Early German literature started at
the Middle High German period of
the High Middle Ages.
Modern literature begins at authors
of enlightenment such as JOHANNGOTTFRIED HERDER.
It reaches its classical form at the
turn of the 18th century with
Weimar Classicism (Goethe and
Schiller).
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Famous well-
known people
of Germany
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