Welcome to Germany

You want information about Germany? Maybe you are planning a holiday or would like to stay in Germany for longer to go to school, to study or to work - if so, you are in the right place to find out more!

Deutschland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schleswig-Holstein Hamburg Bremen Niedersachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Berlin Brandenburg Baden-Würrtemberg Sachsen Thüringen Nordrhein-Westfalen Hessen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Bayern
Altstadt von Goslar

Quick facts about Germany

State System Democratic parliamentary federal democracy since 1949 Administration 16 federal states Capital City Berlin, about 3.4 million inhabitants National Flag Three horizontal stripes in black, ...

Wehlen, Elbsandsteingebirge

Germany - A country worth a visit

Whether you like mountains or the seaside, nature or urban life, shopping trips, cultural events or walks through indigenous forests, busy cities or quiet villages - you can find all this and more ......

Hamburger Hafen

Economy - Research and Technology - Creativity

Trade relations between Germany and Malawi run smoothly along well-established private-sector lines, with Germany recording a regular trade deficit. Malawi’s main export to Germany is tobacco. Its mai...

Deutsche Tischtennishoffnung Timo Boll

Germany - Land of Sport

Germans love sport - both doing it themselves and watching their favourite athlete. And if you want to study sport? Come to Germany - the world's largest Sport University is in Cologne.

Tageszeitungen

Media in Germany

Germany is one of the countries with the highest media density and the greatest press diversity in the world. Hundreds of daily newspapers, thousands of magazines and millions of active Internet users...

German Cooperation with Malawi

Germany contributes and helps

Germany leads the world in climate protection and renewable energies, is one of the world's largest donors of development aid, makes the third-largest financial contribution to the UN peacekeeping budget, provides immediate assistance in humanitarian crises and helps African nations help themselves.

Deutsche Nationalhymne Audio File

National Anthem of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Zeitschrift Deutschland

Innovation and Excellence

The current issue of .de – Magazin Deutschland takes a look into the future by examining tomorrow’s research and technology trends. In an exclusive feature on “Innovation and Excellence” four Nobel laureates from Germany outline what research can achieve in the future. The magazine also spotlights six research areas – environmental technology, medical technology, mechanical engineering, bionics, vehicle technology and nanotechnology – in which Germany leads the world.

The latest issue of .de also includes interviews with Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and the German ambassador to the United Nations, Peter Wittig, about Germany’s role in the EU and as a global partner.

Time and weather in Germany

Berlin:
11:22:34 9 °C
Deutscher Wetterdienst

Impressions of Germany

Federal Government

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und Außenminister Guido Westerwelle

After the elections on 27 September 2009, Chancellor Angela Merkel has chosen her Cabinet.

Young Germany

Tokio Hotel

How does the Federal Government work? What are the Federal President and minister doing all day? Music made in Germany - how's that? Just check it out ...

What's going on in Germany?

VW-Käfer aus den 60er Jahren

Here you will find latest news on what's going on in Germany - culturally, economically, scientifically, ...

German Information Centre brings Germany to Africa

Meet modern Germany, be informed and enjoy stories about Germany and Africa. The German Information Centre Africa (GIC) is online under www.gicafrica.diplo.de. To stay updated you can subscribe to the GIC RSS-feeds or the newsletter or join the GIC fans on Facebook.

Facts about Germany

Facts about Germany

Facts about Germany is a handbook for anyone seeking reliable and up-to-date information on the Federal Republic of Germany. It provides facts and figures about the country and its people, its government system, social life, political groupings and trends, all the different sectors of industry and business, and the multi-faceted face of culture in Germany and its 16 federal states.

Deutschland - Portal

The Deutschland Portal is the central, non-commercial access to Germany on the Internet.