National Flag:
Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; these colors have played an important role in German history and can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor – a black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold field.
Capital: Berlin
Langauges: German (official)
Currency: Euro
Main Industries:
Among the world’s largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles.
Did You Know?
- The Oktoberfest is a world-famous beer festival held in Munich from the third weekend in September to the beginning of October. It started in 1810 to commemorate the wedding of the Crown Prince Ludwig.
- An Autobahn is a motorway or freeway often without speed limit.
- The German economy – the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe’s largest – is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force.
