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Germany
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Germany: Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany)
Population: 82.3 million (2018)
Language: German, Danish, Romani, North Frisian, and Saterland Frisian. (Britannica)
Land: 137,988 square miles
Major Places: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Bavaria, and Essen
Political System: Parlimentary System. Current chancellor is Angela Merkel.
Independence Day: 3 of October
(Rather, West Germany effectively absorbed East Germany. Accordingly, on Unification Day, 3 October 1990, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist, and five new Federal States on its former territory joined the Federal Republic of Germany.)
Gross Domestic Product: 3.467 trillion USD (2016)
Top Production Items:
- Vehicles: US$257.2 billion (17.8% of total exports)
- Machinery including computers: $245.4 billion (17%)
3 Interesting Facts:- 28.9% of the total population is Catholic
- The highest mountain in Germany is the 'Zugspitze' (which means 'windy peak') with 2,963 metres/9,721 ft
- There are more than 25,000 castles in Germany
Dioceses in Germany:
6 Archdioceses
Archdiocese of Bamberg
Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
Archdiocese of Hamburg
Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau
Archdiocese of Berlin
Archdiocese of Paderborn
17 Dioceses
Diocese of Eichstätt
Diocese of Speyer
Diocese of Würzburg
Diocese of Dresden-Meissen
Diocese of Görlitz
Diocese of Aachen
Diocese of Essen
Diocese of Limburg
Diocese of Mainz
Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Diocese of Hildesheim
Diocese of Osnabrück
Diocese of Augsburg
Diocese of Passau
Diocese of Regensburg
Diocese of Erfurt
Diocese of Fulda
Mission Organizations in Germany:Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Mission Activities in Germany: