Interesting facts about Germany

Here are some interesting facts about Germany:

1. Official name of Germany is federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland), it is consisted of 16 states divided into 439 districts. The capital city is Berlin.

2. It has about 82 millions of inhabitants which mean that is the most populous country in Europe after Russia.

3. Current president of Germany is Christian Wulff.

4. Person which definitely leaves the trace in Germany s history was Adolf Hitler, he was one of the most cruel rulers and mass murder in entire human history.

5.  German is the most spoken language in the European Union.

6. Germany gives to the world many important classical musicians: Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Schumann, Wagner… their music is eternal.

7. Also famous German philosophers and poets are: Mann, Cant, Goethe, Nietzsche, Schiller… Their contribute to the universal culture is priceless.

8. The economy of Germany is one of the strongest in the world, it takes 5th place.

9. The most famous and the most visited beer festival in the whole world is Oktoberfest in Germany. Beer is very important part of their culture. There are about 5000 different brands of beer produced in Germany!

10. 103 Germans were awarded with the Nobel Prize in various fields.