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6 - Other sectors 
Electronic high precision material, photographic equipment.
Germany has developed an important new technology sector which already employs over 1.7 million people, and there is a shortage of skilled labour.
The Neuer Markt, which is the German equivalent of the NASDAQ, is composed of 271 companies, 56 of which are linked to the Internet, it represents 80% of this sector's stock capital in Europe.

In 1999 the building industry again dropped 0.4% but it expects to pick up by at least 1% in 2000. Restructuring is continuing, but a lot of companies have been weakened by several bad years.

The 10 biggest companies in Germany:

Name ....................................Sector ........................... Turnover (in billions of euros)

Daimler-Chrysler ......automobile/aerospace ..............131.78
Volkwagen ....................automobile ............................. 68.64
Siemens ....................electromechanics ....................... 60.18
Metro .......................... distribution ............................. 46.89
Veba .............................. energy .................................... 42.79
Deutsche Telekom ....telecommmunication................ 35.72
B M W ......................... automobile ............................. 32.28
R W E .......................... electricity ................................ 31.38
Rewe ........................... distribution ............................. 28.84
Bayer ............................. chemicals .............................. 28.06

(source'Handelsblatt' 1998)

7 - Population

82,047,000 inhabitants.
Population density 235 inhabs./km2

0 - 14 years : 15.76%
15 - 64 years : 68.56%
65 years and over : 15.68%
life expectancy : 76.49 years
urban population : 87.10%

Ethnic composition : Germans 91.5%, Turcs 1.7%

8 - Language

The official language is German (Hochdeutsch). Bavarian is spoken in Munich.
English and French are often spoken and understood.


9 - Religion

Roman Catholics (34%) and Protestants (38%), in majority. Muslims 1.7%.
Nearly the whole population is Christian. The north is Protestant and the south Catholique : Rheinland, Palatinate, Saxony and Bavaria.


10 - Weights, measures &.voltages

The metric system is used, except for the demi-quintal (a quintal = 100kgs)! (Zenther).

Electrical current is 220-250 V. 

11 - Money

The Deutsche Mark (1 DM= 3,50 Francs), divided into 100 pfennigs.

1 euro = 1.95583 DM


12 - Main towns

Aix-la-Chapelle Augsburg Barweiler Bayreuth Berchtesgadener Land Berlin Bochum Bonn Brême Brunswick
Cap Arkona (Rügen) Chemnitz Cologne Constance
Dortmund Dresde Düsseldorf Duisburg
Emden Erftstadt Erfurt Essen
Francfort-sur-le-Main Friedberg Friedrichshafen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Giessen Greifswald Halle
Hambourg Hanovre Heidelberg Helgoland Hof Kassel
Kempten Kiel
Leipzig Lindenberg List Lübeck
Magdebourg Mainz Mannheim Meiningen Mönchengladbach Münster Munich
Neubrandenburg Neuruppin Norden Nuremberg
Oberammergau Oberpfaffenhofen Oberstdorf Offenbach
PaderbornPetersdorf Polch Puttgarden (Fehmarn)
Reit im Winkl Rhin Main
Sarrebruck Schleswig Schwerin Straubing Stuttgart
Westerland Wiesbaden Wuppertal

The biggest towns in Germany

Berlin,
The capital of re-united Germany, 3,600,000 inhabitants.
New sky-scrapers rise in the heart of the city, the Stalinian buildings in the east have been classified and are being renovated.
On each side of the ex-Wall distinctly different districts rub shoulders.
Mitte, the historical centre, heart of the old capital of the German Republic, with its monuments, its museums and its worksites; Charlottenburg, the centre of West Berlin, with its shopping malls, its shop windows, its buildings and its castle; Schöneberg and its cafes; Kreuzberg, 'Little Istanbul', West Berlin's old centre of controversy; and Prenzlauer Berg, a fashionable district for dining or having a drink in the evening.
Between nostalgia and looking towards the future, each day the town changes a bit more.
The town is immense, it can take a long time to get from one point to another.
Berlin is a green town with several parks, lakes and forests.

Cologne, city on the Rhine with about 970,000 inhabitants. It is an important industrial centre (automobiles, chemical products).
This town, 90% of which was destroyed during the Second World War has had its main buildings rebuilt exactly as before, mostly using the original stones
To visit : The twelve roman churches, the magnificent Gothic cathedral (Kölner Dom), with a panoramic view from the top of its 509 steps, but also the Rhine where you can pleasantly stroll along the banks; the Römich-Germanisches Museum which is built around a large mosaic, the Ludwig Museum, the Gross Saulet Martin.
The Kölnmesse (association of trade fairs and exhibitions in Cologne) organizes 35 international trade fairs and over 1,000 congresses each year.

Hambourg capitale du Land avec une population de 1,7 millions habitants.

Munich (1.4 million inhabitants) is a cosmopolitan metropolis, both culturally and economically, a liberal stronghold in a conservative Bavaria.
It is also the capital of beer.
It is interesting to visit its numerous breweries and very pleasant to sit in the beer gardens in the summer.
It is the most expensive town in Germany.
The English Garden is a long stretch of greenery, 5 kms which connects the centre of town to the surrounding countryside.
All Munich can be found there, on bikes, horses or on foot, to stroll and sunbathe on sunny days, or to drink a beer in the shade of the Chinese Tower.
The churches, castles (especially the Nymphenburg Castle and the Amalienburg Pavillion), museums (about 50 of them) and parks are all worth a visit.
Weather : lowest temperature : -10°, highest temperature : +25°
Office opening hours : 8am - 5 pm

Francfort am Main :
With its population of 650,000, Frankfurt can be described as the smallest of the big cities.
Thanks to the fact that the European Central Bank is established there, Frankfurt has become the cradle of the European single currency.
The presence of the Bank has been the cause of a boom in the sectors of finance and insurance.
Today 60,000 people work in the 400 banks in Frankfurt.

13 - Climate

Germany has a continental climate, a cold winter often with snow and a hot and dry summer with temperatures sometimes going up to 30° in July.

In the western part of the country there is a lot of rain and very frequent temperature changes.
Heavy winds blow from the west.

In the north-west the climate is oceanic.
The summers are hot and the winters are very mild.

The best period to visit is from May to September.

Temperature averages (max/min)

month

Berlin
Hamburg
Francfort
Munich
J
2/-3
2/-2
3/-2
1/-5
F
3/-3
3/-2
5/-1
3/-5
M
8/0
7/-1
11/2
9/-1
A
13/4
13/3
16/6
14/3
M
19/8
18/7
20/9
18/7
J
22/12
21/11
23/13
21/11
J
24/14
22/13
25/15
23/13
A
23/13
22/12
24/14
23/12
S
20/10
19/20
21/11
20/9
O
13/6
13/6
14/7
13/4
N
7/2
7/3
8/3
7/0
D
3/-1
7/0
4/0
2/-4

Sea temperatures (monthly average) :

month

Baltic
North Sea
J
3
4
F
2
4
M
3
5
A
5
7
M
9
10
J
13
13
J
17
16
A
17
17
S
15
16
O
12
13
N
8
9
D
5
6

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