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Information on Germany

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Country and people

• The Federal Flag and Coat of Arms
• The National Anthem
• The Country
• The People
• The Federal States (Map of Germany)

Introduction Baden-Württemberg The Free State of Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland The Free State of Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein The Free State of Thuringia

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Culture

• Cultural diversity
• Literature
• The book trade and libraries
• Art
• Architecture and design
• Museums, collections and exhibitions
• Music
• Theater
• Cinema
• Festivals

Economy

• Economic system and policy - introduction
• The Labour Market
• Environmental Protection
• Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Money and Banking
• Posts and telecommunications
• Fairs and exhibitions

Germany in the world

• Foreign Policy - introduction
• European Union
• Development Policy
• The Council of Europe
• OSCE
• External security
• The Atlantic Alliance
• Germany and the United Nations
• Cultural Relations

History

1. German history up to 1945

• High Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages to modern times
• Age of religious schism, of absolutism, and the French Revolution
• The German Confederation, The 1848 revolution
• The rise of Prussia, The Bismarck Reich
• World War I, The Weimar Republic
• The National Socialist dictatorship, World War II and its consequences

2. From 1945 to the present

• Reorientation after 1945
• An enemy becomes a partner, The founding of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Security through integration with the West and European reconciliation
• German-German dialogue in spite of the GDR's self-detachment
• Missiles versus détente
• From the decline of the GDR to German unity
• Setting the stage for the future
• On the road to European Union
• The economic unification of Germany
• Maintaining Germany's attractiveness as a location for business and industry
• A period of political stability

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Life in the community

• Women and society
• Youth
• Sports
• Leisure and holidays
• Clubs, associations and citizens' action groups
• Churches and religious communities
• Mass media and public opinion
• The press
• Radio and television

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Political system, constitution, law

• Unification - a chronicle
• The Basic Law - (complete English text)
• The constitutional bodies
• Germany's federal structure (Diagram)
• The Federal President
• The Bundestag
• The Bundesrat
• The Federal Government
• The Federal Constitutional Court
• Federalism and self-government
• Parties and Elections
• The legal system

Structures of the social market economy

• Industrial relations
• Codetermination
• Social security
• Health