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Where is your country located and which countries does it border with?. Germany is located in the middle of Europe (arrow in the picture) It borders with: -France -Denmark -Poland -Netherlands -Belgium -Luxembourg -Switzerland -Austria -Czech Republic. What is the
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Where is your country located and which countries does it border with? Germany is located in the middle of Europe (arrow in the picture) It borders with: -France -Denmark -Poland -Netherlands -Belgium -Luxembourg -Switzerland -Austria -Czech Republic
What is the population, 2) official language, 3) religion, 4) capital and 5) the biggest cities of your country • The current number of inhabitants is about 82 million people • The official language is “German” • The most common religion is the Christianity • The capital of Germany is Berlin • The 5 biggest cities of Germany are: • Berlin • Hamburg • Munich • Cologne • Frankfurt Brandenburger Tor (landmark of Berlin)
Which are the most popular holiday resorts in your country? • The most popular holiday resorts in Germany are: • Baltic Sea • German Sea • Bavarian Alps • Allgau “Baltic Sea“ “German Sea“ “Allgau“ “Bavarian Alps“
Which is the highest mountain in your country? • The highest mountain in Germany is the “Zugspitze” with a height of 2962 meters
Are there any rivers and lakes in your country? Which are the longest/biggest lakes? In Germany several lakes with different sizes are located. The 3 biggest ones are: The “Starberger See“ The “Chiemsee“ The “Bodensee“ • There are also a lot of rivers which flow through Germany. • The Danube is the longest river but the Rhine crosses a greater area (in Germany) than the Danube. -Rhine-
Are there any caves in your country? • In Germany we have about 90 caves with a length between 1000 and 16400 meters and a depth about 1000 meters. • The “Riesending-Höhle” with a length about 16400 meters • The “Hölloch” with a length about 11000 meters and • The “Fuchslabyrinth” with a length about9111 meters • rank among the biggest caves in Germany. The “Riesending-Höhle“
What is the climate of your country and what are the average high and low temperatures? • The German weather is influenced by the Gulf Stream. • The lowest temperature in Germany (during the last decade) was -45,8°C • (December 2001) • The average low temperature is about -0.5°C (in January). • The highest temperature in Germany (during last decade) was +40.3°C • (August 2003) • The average high temperature is about 16.9°C (in July)
How “green” is your country both literally and metaphorically? • Germany tries to be a “green” country because it cares about the climate especially referring to the climate change, which is an important and current topic in the whole world. • Therefore Germany supports renewable energies. • In the year 2011, 12.5% of used energies where made of renewable energies. • In the year 2030, it is expected to increase to 30%.