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Profile: Herman Van Rompuy: EU's new president...Belgium's frontiers until he was anointed as a candidate for President of the Council by Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor and Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, at a Brussels summit on October 29. Since then, he has become best... In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, European Union, Europe, Belgium, Tax, Reuters, Eric Van Rompuy, and Steven Spielberg |
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AP Online | November 11, 2009
German chancellor helps French mark end of WWI
...- and to celebrate peace. The bold departure from traditional Armistice Day commemorations comes two days after Sarkozy traveled to Germany to help fete the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Sarkozy says remembrance of...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, WWI, Angela Merkel, Europe, and Paris
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 11, 2009
France, Germany mark armistice together
...time, chancellor at Paris ceremony Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France attended a ceremony to mark the end of World War I, near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Sarkozy said the commemoration was for...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Paris, Western Front, World War I, Arc de Triomphe, Berlin, and Nazism
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 11, 2009
Angela Merkel makes history by marking Armistice day in France
...defeat in the war. The bold departure from traditional Armistice Day commemorations came two days after Mr Sarkozy travelled to Germany to help fete the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. "We will never forget to what...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, First World War, European Union, Taliban, United States, and Arc de Triomphe
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Independent.co.uk - Europe | 5 days ago
European leaders choose the path of least resistance
...Mr Blair to buy more leverage. At the same time, he was secretly lobbying for a British EU "foreign minister" among the centre-right leaders including France's Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Angela Merkel. At a meeting of European...
In this article: European Union, Catherine Ashton, Tony Blair, Europe, Peter Mandelson, Gordon Brown, Britain, and Labour
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Herman Van Rompuy could clinch EU presidency on Monday
...of the fall of the Berlin Wall. According to Le Soir, a Belgian newspaper, Nicholas Sarkozy of France and Angela Merkel of Germany told Mr Van Rompuy last week they were thinking of backing him. Mr Sarkozy has said Paris and Berlin...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, David Miliband, EU, Nicholas Sarkozy, Berlin, Reuters, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel, Gordon Brown, and Downing Street
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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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