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Germany at a glance
Location: Central Europe
Area: 357,104 km²
Inhabitants 2008: 82,2 million
Capital city: Berlin
State system: Democratic- parliamentary federal state
Administration: 16 states
Time zone: Central European Time (CET)
Currency: 1 euro = 100 cents
Gross national income: EUR 2,450.50 billion
Telephone country code: +49
Power voltage: 200 V, 50 Hz
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Bayreuth Festival
In 1876, Richard Wagner fulfilled his dream of having a festival venue of his very own. And today the descendents of this famous composer still organize the Bayreuth...
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ZDF online
Missed your favorite show again? It doesn’t matter: the website of Germany’s Channel Two (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, ZDF) provides information on the entire program....
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Citizens for Citizens
Nearly 22 million Germans do volunteer work for social, political and cultural projects. The Stiftung Bürger für Bürger (Citizens for Citizens Foundation) has supported...
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