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Political facts

• National day: October 3rd
• Constitution signed: October 3rd
• Country from which they gained independence: Holy Roman Empire
• Year of Independence: 1871
• Key events in political history and years they occurred: Unified 1871, World war 1 1914-18, Nazis take over 1933-45, Germany split West and East, DDR (communism in east) 1945-1989, Germany as one country 1989-present
• Leader/president: Christian Wulff
• Political parties: Christlich Demokratishe Union Deutschlands, Christlich-soziale Union in Bayern, Sozialdemokratishe Partei, Freie Demokratsche Partei, Die Links, Die Gruenen.
• Current political situation:
• Political system: Federal Parliamentary Republic

Economical Facts

• GDP: $3.315 trillion
• Unemployment rate: %6.1
• Poverty line: $1,600 single person
• Percentage living below poverty line: 11%
• Average family income: $36,444
• Percentage of workforce in: Agriculture: 2.4%, Manufacturing: 29.7%, Service/tourist: 71.3%
• Main industries: Machinery and vehicles
• Main imports: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals
• Main exports: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals, and manufactures
• Currency: Euro
• Exchange rate: $1.44= 1 euro
• Prevelance of modern communication devices: Telephone, e-mail, Deutsche post, media...

Sports, Music and Entertainment

• Country's favorite sport: Soccer
• Other sports played: Handball, volleyball, tennis, polo, ( pretty much everything we have here)
• Favorite Musicians: Juli, Wir sind helden, Pohlmann.... They listen to all kinds of music, mostly English.
• Traditional forms of music: volk, Opera
• Favorite foods: German, Italian and Turkish