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Facts about Germany
Did you know that Germany is the third largest economy in the world? That Germany places in the Top 3 preferred locations for foreign students? Or that the FIFA World Cup in summer 2006 was not only the world's largest sports event but also a huge art and culture show? "Facts about Germany" invites you to get to know Germany. It offers exhaustive basic information and numerous points of orientation – designed specially for our foreign readers whose interest in contemporary Germany extends beyond coincidental data to be found in the daily flood of news items. In the course of ten chapters, renowned authors offer insights covering all aspects of modern life in Germany – be it business, culture, or politics. The keynote articles are rounded out by numbers and facts. more
 
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  The Signal Iduna Park can accommodate about 81,000 spectators / © picture-alliance, Sven Simon   Cycling is Germany’s most popular leisure sport / © Colourbox   Germany are the Women’s soccer World Cup champions /  © picture-alliance, Rolf Kosecki  
  Sportstyle stalls at the ISPO Winter 2008 / © AlexSchelbert.de   German Olympic Sports Confederation is the world’s largest sporting body / © dpa - International   The world’s largest Sport University is in Cologne / © dpa - Report  
  Franz Beckenbauer - the most successful personality in German football / © dpa - Bildfunk   Two of the world’s three biggest sportswear manufacturers are German / © dpa - Report   Adidas is the official partner for the Beijing Olympics 2008  
 
 
         
 
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