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Germany Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Germany

  • Bavarian Forest

Located in Central Europe, Germany is bordered by Denmark, Poland, Belgium, France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The terrain found in the north of Germany is relatively flat, with the topography growing increasingly hilly moving south. Southern Germany is characterised by mountain ranges and thick forest, with the Black Forest (on the French border) and the Bavarian Forest (on the Czech border) being the most well known forests in the south. Germany has small pockets of alpine terrain with the Alps being Germany's highest mountains.


History and Government of Germany


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Recommended Reading

  • The Dark Room - Rachel Seiffert
  • Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall - Anna Funder
  • The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
  • The Reader - Bernard Schlink
  • Berlin Noir: March Violets; The Pale Criminal; A German Requiem - Philip Kerr

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Germany at a glance

  • 6
  • Berlin (population 3.5 million)
  • 82.3 million
  • German
  • EUR
  • (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type F (German 2-pin, side clip earth)
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