Germany
Economics:
Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and fifth by GDP. The country is a founding member of the European Union and the Eurozone. The economic model of Germany is based on the concept of the social market economy. Germany uses Euro as its currency. Germany is the third largest exporter in the world with 1.13 trillion euros in goods and services exported in 2014

Communication networks of Germany:
Germany built the first highway system called the Autobahn. The Autobahn has no general speed limit for light vehicles although speed limits are in force in most sections today and there is a 80 km/h limit for trucks. Germany has many airports but one of its most important airport is the Frankfurt Airport, as it is a major international airport and European transportation hub. Germany uses high speed trains called the ICE (Intercity-Express). Many German cities have rapid transit systems and public transport is available in most areas. Buses have only played a small role in long distance passenger service, as all routes directly competing with rail services were outlawed by a law in 1935, but in 2012 this law was changed and a long distance bus market has emerged in Germany.

Physical landscape of Germany:
Germany is a country in west-central Europe, that stretches from the Alps, across the North European Plain to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Germany has the second largest population in Europe and is seventh largest in area. The territory of Germany covers 357,021 km2 (137,847 sq mi), consisting of 349,223 km2 (134,836 sq mi) of land and 7,798 km2 (3,011 sq mi) of waters. The northern third of the country lies in the North European Plain, with flat terrain. Wetlands and marshy conditions are found close to the Dutch border and along the Frisian coast. Mecklenburg in the northeast has many glacier-formed lakes dating to the last glacial period.

Culture:
Germany's official language is German and the second most common language spoken is English. The capital city of Germany is Berlin. Berlin is the largest city in Germany. Its population is approximately 3.6 million people. Berlin is the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union, it is located in northeastern Germany on the banks of Rivers Spree and Havel. Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one-third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes. It was only during the 1871 Unification of Germany that the newly formed German Empire first made an official capital. Since Berlin was the capital of Prussia, the leading state of the new Empire, it became the capital of Germany as well. Germany also celebrates a festival called the Oktoberfest which is the largest beer festival. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, it is a 16 - 18 day folk festival running from mid or late September to the first weekend in October, with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. Locally, it is often called the Wiesn. The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations that are modelled after the original Munich event. The festival is held in an area named the Theresienwiese (field of Therese located near Munich's centre.

Brief Historical Background of Germany:
Germany was unified in 18 January 1871 at the Versailles Palace in the Hall of Mirrors in France. Princes of the German states gathered there to proclaim Wilhelm I of Prussia as German Emperor after the French capitulation in the Franco-Prussian War. Germany has been in two world wars, taking the side of the central powers in World War One and was the founder of the Axis alliance in World War Two. World War Two had greatly reduced Germany's labour force so it had to import migrants to help with its labour shortage and is still doing so today since its population is still slowly declining. Germany is now in the European Union.