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Did you know that

...in Germany school breaks and holidays vary from state to state?
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Did you know that

...many petrol stations in Germany have small supermarkets where you can buy almost anything to eat after-hours?
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Did you know that

...there are pharmacies in Germany which are open day and night for emergencies in nearly every city?
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Did you know that

...the metric system is used for measurement in Germany?
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Did you know that

...since 2002 the EURO is legal tender in Germany and completely replaced the D-Mark (DM)?
More information:
www.euro.ecb.int

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Did you know that

...from Germany, you can call your home country at an inexpensive rate?
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Did you know that

...in Germany, you can choose between 300 different types of bread and about 1200 varieties of biscuits and cakes? Such a large variety exists nowhere else in the world. Try it and enjoy it!
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Did you know that

...gifts totaling an amount of Euro 175 may be brought in duty-free?
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Did you know that

...there are no particular vaccinations needed for entry into Germany?
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Did you know that

...any domestic animals brought into Germany must be inoculated against rabies at least 30 days to 1 year maximum before the entry?
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...a passport must be valid for at least another four months at time of entry into Germany?
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Population:

82,057,000
Size:
357,021 km²
Adjacent countries:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
Geography:
Germany is located in the centre of Europe. It forms a bridge between maritime West of Europe and the continental East, between the warmer South and the cool North. Germany is a triad of mountain ranges, uplands and low-land plains – the Bavarian Alps in the South, the pleasant wooded mountains of the Mittelgebirge in the centre of the country and the low country along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts in the North
Highest point:

Zugspitze (2,962 m) - 31% of the country is covered with forests
Coastal line:
2,389 km
Climate:
Germany’s climate is temperate. The average temperatures are around 20-30°C in the summer (June/July – August/September) dropping around 0°C in the winter months (November/December – February/March)
Life expectancy:
77 years (Men - 73 years; Women - 80 years)
System of government:
The Federal Republic of Germany is a democracy with a liberal free-market economy, freedom of religion and freedom of the press. Germany is a member of the European Union (EU).
Capital:
Berlin (3.47 million inhabitants)
States in the Federal Republic:
16 - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia
Railway system:
43,966 km
Freeways and roads:
633,000 km
Cycle tracks:
40,000 km
Federal and national water ways:
10,000 km
Sea water routes:
23,000 km²
Time zone:
In Germany, clocks are set to Central European time. From the end of March to the end of October (summertime) they are put forward one hour. 
Electricity:
The voltage is 230V.

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