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'Sadomasochistic' German album banned...a spokeswoman for Rammstein said in a statement. Germany's media watchdog also disapproved of the artwork in the booklet accompanying the album, the spokeswoman said. From midnight (2300 GMT), the album cannot be displayed in... In this article: Rammstein, Nirvana, Mein Teil, Armin Meiwes, David Lynch, Kurt Cobain, Lost Highway, Ramstein, and Germany |
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Ultimate Guitar | October 29, 2009
Rammstein Makes Highest Charting US Debut [News]
...debut, Reise, Reise sold over 26,000 copies in the U.S. its opening week of sales. Worldwide chart positions reaffirm Rammstein's status as one of the most internationally popular rock bands with seven #1 sales chart positions including...
In this article: Rammstein, U.S., Reise, Reise, Platinum, Du hast, Jacob Hellner, Vagrant Records, Sehnsucht, and Northern California
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | November 20, 2009
'Needles, Pliers, a Blunt Saw': Rammstein Album Riles Censors, Finally
...at how many people are still afraid of Rammstein. But we are also dismayed," said keyboard player Christian Lorenz, who promptly compared Germany with the former East Germany. "If freedom of expression in Germany means that Nazis can...
In this article: Rammstein, Christian Lorenz, Capitalism, Leni Riefenstahl, East Berlin, and Berlin
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | November 05, 2009
Our Bad: Germany Still Looking for Freedom from David Hasselhoff
...period of German reunification. In the 20 years since then, Germany has had plenty of pop stars; bands like the trance-dancing trio Scooter and heavy- metal rockers Rammstein are well known in the country. But, outside of Germany, everyone...
In this article: David Hasselhoff, Looking for Freedom, Berlin, MTV, YouTube, Hamburger, 1966 World Cup, and Rammstein
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Wikipedia | November 06, 2009
Rammstein
...toured with Clawfinger in Warsaw and Prague. Rammstein headlined a tour of their own through Germany from 2 December to 22 December consisting of 17 shows which helped to boost the band's popularity. They then went on several tours throughout...
In this article: Rammstein, Richard Z. Kruspe, Till Lindemann, Christian Lorenz, Du hast, Reise, Reise, Oomph!, Amerika, Mein Teil, and Links 2-3-4
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BBC News | May 27, 2009
German cannibal movie ban lifted
...by Rammstein and Marilyn Manson. In the real tale that horrified Germany, engineer Meiwes met IT manager Bernd-Juergen Brandes after posting an advert on the internet asking for a willing victim in 2001. A Frankfurt court sentenced Meiwes,...
In this article: Rohtenburg, Thomas Kretschmann, Psychology, Armin Meiwes, Marilyn Manson, Keri Russell, and Rammstein
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Wikipedia | November 06, 2009
Germany
...to the great symphonic orchestras. Germany claims some of the world's most renowned classical music composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms and Richard Wagner. As of 2006, Germany is the fifth...
In this article: European Union, Europe, Bundestag, Berlin, World War II, Frederick William IV of Prussia, NATO, France, and United States
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Culture of Germany
..., Schumann , Wagner , Strauss and Orff . As of 2006, Germany is the fifth largest music market in the world and has exerted a strong influence on Dance and Rock music, and pioneered trance music. Artists such as Herbert Gronemeyer,...
In this article: Philosophy, Sausage, German cuisine, University of Berlin, Nibelungenlied, Walter Gropius, Martin Luther, Europe, and Berlin
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Germany (pronounced: /En-uk-Germany.ogg/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, ), 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 357021 km2 and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate.
With 82 million inhabitants, it accounts for the largest population among the member states of the European Union and is home to the third-largest number of international migrants worldwide.
A region named Germania inhabited by several Germanic peoples has been known and documented before AD 100. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire that lasted until 1806. During the 16th century, northern Germany became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. As a modern nation-state, the country was first unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. In 1949, after World War II, Germany was divided into two separate states—East Germany and West Germany—along the lines of Allied occupation. Germany was reunified in 1990. West Germany was a founding member of the European Community (EC) in 1957, which became the European Union in 1993. It is part of the Schengen zone and adopted the European currency, the euro, in 1999.
- Name:
- Germany
- Capital:
- Berlin
- Language:
- German
- Motto:
- “Unity and Justice and Freedom”
- Largest City:
- Berlin
- Government type:
- Federal Parliamentary republic
- Founding Date:
- January 18, 1871
- Formations:
- Reunification
- Area:
- 357,021
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.918 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 5th
- GDP (nominal):
- $3.673 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 19th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 4th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $44,728
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Euro (€)
- Demonym:
- German
- Currency (code):
- EUR
- Country Calling Code:
- 49
- ccTLD:
- .de
- EU Accession:
- March 25, 1957
- Anthem:
- Das Lied der Deutschen
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