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Wikipedia: Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The territory of Germany covers 357,021 square kilometers (137,847 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate.
![[Christian Wulff has been the President of Germany since June 2010]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Christian_Wulff_2008_04_17_s.jpg "Christian Wulff has been the President of Germany since June 2010")
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![[View over the centre of Cologne]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/K_C3_B6ln_Panorama_s.jpg "View over the centre of Cologne")
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![[S-Klasse (S350) W221. Fadi, Nordhorn, 2005.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/S_Klasse_W221_s.jpg "S-Klasse (S350) W221. Fadi, Nordhorn, 2005.")
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![[Hamburg harbour is the second-largest port in Europe.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Two_Ships_Hamburg_s.jpg "Hamburg harbour is the second-largest port in Europe.")
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![[Seat of the Siemens AG in Munich]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Siemens_Palais_s.jpg "Seat of the Siemens AG in Munich")
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![[Picture taken by a polarizing microscope showing a liquid crystal's focal]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/F_C3_A4chertextur_s.jpg "Picture taken by a polarizing microscope showing a liquid crystal's focal")
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![[Germans invest a large amount of money on international travel and vacation trips]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Schloss_Neuschwanstein_s.jpg "Germans invest a large amount of money on international travel and vacation trips")
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![[The Reichstag building is the site of the German parliament.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Reichstag_building_Berlin_view_from_west_before_sunset_s.jpg "The Reichstag building is the site of the German parliament.")
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![[West Germany became a NATO member in 1955. (Defense ministers in 2000)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Defense_ministers_of_NATO_2000_s.jpg "West Germany became a NATO member in 1955. (Defense ministers in 2000)")
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![[The Allianz Arena is host to the football club Bayern Munich and was a venue for the 2006 FIFA World Cup]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/AllianzArenaSunset_s.jpg "The Allianz Arena is host to the football club Bayern Munich and was a venue for the 2006 FIFA World Cup")
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![[Frankfurt is a financial global city, seat of the European Central Bank, and an international aviation hub]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/FrankfurterPanorama_s.jpg "Frankfurt is a financial global city, seat of the European Central Bank, and an international aviation hub")
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![[Extensive cleanroom complex for microelectronic manufacturing in Stuttgart]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cleanroom1_s.jpg "Extensive cleanroom complex for microelectronic manufacturing in Stuttgart")
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![[The Berlinale Palast during the Berlin Film Festival in February]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Berlinale2007_2_s.jpg "The Berlinale Palast during the Berlin Film Festival in February")
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![[The Frankfurt Book Fair in 2008]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/FrankfurterBuchmesse2008_2_s.jpg "The Frankfurt Book Fair in 2008")
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![[Alpine scenery in Bavaria]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hintersee_2_s.jpg "Alpine scenery in Bavaria")
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![[Kindergarten in Hesse]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kindergartenfrankfurt_2_s.jpg "Kindergarten in Hesse")
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![[Interior of Dresden Frauenkirche]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Frauenkirche_interior_2008_001_Frauenkirche_interior_2008_009_s.jpg "Interior of Dresden Frauenkirche")
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![[Deers are widespread species to be found in the wild.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cervus_elaphus_11_s.jpg "Deers are widespread species to be found in the wild.")
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![[Around one third of the country's area is covered with forests]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Th_C3_BCringerwald_s.jpg "Around one third of the country's area is covered with forests")
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![[Population of German territories 1800–2000 and immigrant population from 1975–2000]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Population_of_German_territories_1800_2000_s.jpg "Population of German territories 1800–2000 and immigrant population from 1975–2000")
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![[The University of Heidelberg was established in 1386.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Heidelberg_Universit_C3_A4tsbibliothek_2003_s.jpg "The University of Heidelberg was established in 1386.")
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![[Chancellor Angela Merkel hosting the G8 summit in Heiligendamm]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/33rdG8Leaders_s.jpg "Chancellor Angela Merkel hosting the G8 summit in Heiligendamm")
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![[A typical cheese and cold meat buffet served at private festivities]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Buffet_Germany_s.jpg "A typical cheese and cold meat buffet served at private festivities")
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![[Frankfurt parliament in 1848]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nationalversammlung_s.jpg "Frankfurt parliament in 1848")
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![[The ICE 3 trainset]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ICE_3M_KRM_s.jpg "The ICE 3 trainset")
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![[Germany has established a positive reputation around the globe]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cs_s.jpg "Germany has established a positive reputation around the globe")
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![[Blaues Pferd I, 1911 by Franz Marc (1880–1916)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Franz_Marc_003_s.jpg "Blaues Pferd I, 1911 by Franz Marc (1880–1916)")
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![[President Horst Köhler]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Horst_K_C3_B6hler_s.jpg "President Horst Köhler")
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![[Martin Luther initiated the Protestant Reformation.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Martin_Luther_by_Lucas_Cranach_der_C3_84ltere_s.jpg "Martin Luther initiated the Protestant Reformation.")
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![[Michael Schumacher returned to the sport with Mercedes GP after a 3-year hiatus.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Michael_Schumacher_2010_Malaysia_s.jpg "Michael Schumacher returned to the sport with Mercedes GP after a 3-year hiatus.")
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![[Albert Einstein]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Einstein_1921_by_F_Schmutzer_s.jpg "Albert Einstein")
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![[Thomas Mann, Nobel laureate in Literature 1929]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Thomas_Mann_1929_s.jpg "Thomas Mann, Nobel laureate in Literature 1929")
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![[A picture of Germany]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Grimm1_s.jpg "A picture of Germany")
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![[The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, created around AD 1000]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Weltliche_Schatzkammer_Wien_28169_29pano_s.jpg "The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire, created around AD 1000")
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![[The Cologne Cathedral at the Rhine river is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colognecathedralatnight_s.jpg "The Cologne Cathedral at the Rhine river is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.")
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![[German state police officer in Hamburg]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/HH_Polizeihauptmeister_MZ_2_s.jpg "German state police officer in Hamburg")
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![[Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), philosopher]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Immanuel_Kant_28painted_portrait_29_s.jpg "Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), philosopher")
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