IntroductiontoGermanyEnglishversioncourseware•CountryProfilecontents•HistoryandCulture•LanguageandEducation•SocietyandValues•TravelandTourism目录01CATALOGUECountryProfileLocationandGeographyLocatedinCentralEurope,Germanyisborderedbyninecountries,includingAustralia,Switzerland,France,andtheNetherlandsThecountry'slandscapeisdiverse,withlands,mountains,andforestsdominatingmuchoftheterrainGermany'sclimateistemperature,withcoldwintersandwarmsummersGovernmentandPoliticsGermanyisafederalrepublicwiththreebranchesofgovernment:legal,executive,andjudicialTheGermanBundestagistheThegovernmentisledbyachamcellorwhoisappointedbythepresencelowerhouseofparliamentandthemostimportantlegalbodyEconomyandInfrastructureGermanyisthelargesteconomyinEurope,withastrongfocusonmanufacturingandexportledgrowthThecountryhasawelldevelopedGermanyisaleadingexporterofhighendgoodssuchasautomobiles,machinery,andchemicalsinfrastructure,includingroads,railways,andamoderntelecommunicationssystem02CATALOGUEHistoryandCultureMedicalPeriodStemcellresearch01Germany'smedicalresearchinstemcellresearchhasahighreputation,andsomeofitsresearchresultshavebeenpublishedinhighleveljournalssuchasNatureandSciencePrecisionmedicine02Germanyhasalsomadesomeachievementsinprecisionmedicine,specificallyinthefieldofcancertreatmentMedicaldeviceindustry03Germany'smedicaldeviceindustryisalsoverydeveloped,specificallyintheproductionofhighendmedicalequipmentRenaissancePeriodArtandcultureScienceandtechnologyDuringtheRenaissanceperiod,GermanywasoneoftheimportantcentersofEuropeancultureandart.Manypopularartists,suchasMichelangeloandLeonardodaVinci,workedinGermanyduringthisperiodTheRenaissanceperiodwasalsoatimeofgreatprogressinscienceandtechnologyinGermanyGermanscholarsmakeimportantVScontributionstothedevelopmentofastrology,mathematics,andotherfieldsModernHistoryIndustrialization010203Germanyisoneoftheimportantcountriesintheprocessofindustrializationinthe19thand20thcentersItindustrialoutputissecondonlytotheUnitedStatesWorldWarIIInWorldWarII,Germanywasoneofthemainbelligerentpowers,butaffectedheavylossesinthewarAfterthewar,Germanywasdividedintotwoparts:WestGermanyandEastGermanyReunificationIn1990,EastGermanywasreorganizedwithWestGermany,endingthedivisionofGermanythathadbeenlastformosthalfacenturySincethen,GermanyhasbecomeoneofthemostimportantcountriesinEurope03CATALOGUELanguageandEducationGermanLanguageGermanlanguageaRomancelanguagethatisthenativelanguageofover100millionpeopleworldwideOriginTheGermanlanguageisdescendingfromOldHighGermany,whichwasspookedintheareaofmodernGermany,Switzerland,Australia,andLiechtensteininthe5thcenturyADGermany'sofficiallanguageGermanyistheofficiallanguageofGermanyandisalsowidelyusedinAustralia,Liechtenstein,Luxembourg,andBelgiumEducationSystemKindergartenPrimaryschoolTheGermaneducationsystemstartswithKindergarten,whichisusuallyattendedbychildrenbetweentheagesof3and6Afterkindergarten,childrenprogresstoprimaryschool,whichincludesgrades1to4SecondaryschoolUniversityAfterprimaryschool,studentsgotosecondaryschool,whichincludesgrades5to12Ifstudentswanttopursuehighereducation,theycanapplytouniversities,whichoffersarangeofundergroundandpostgraduatescoursesStudentLifeandOpportunitiesStudentlifeOpportunitiesInGermany,studentlifeisveryGermanyisaverypopulardestinationforinternationalstudentsbecauseofitshighqualityeducationsys...
