Germany is located in the central-western Europe. It borders with nine European countries and has direct exit to the Baltic and North Sea. It is part of major international organizations like the Council of Europe (1951), ECHR, Western European Union (1954), NATO (1955), EU (1957), UN (1973), the OSCE and the euro area. From an economic point of view, Germany is one of the most solid and strongest countries in the world.
Climate
Germany has a temperate climate with an annual average temperature of 9 ° C. Temperature in January ranges from -6 ° C to 1 ° C, while July temperatures vary between 16 ° C and 20 ° C. Rainfall is higher in south where the majority is recorded in form of snow.
Culture
German contributions to global culture are numerous. Germany was the birthplace of famous composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms and Richard Wagner, poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, the philosophers Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel, Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as caliber scientists Albert Einstein and Max Planck.
Tourism
Touristically, Germany is a cultural country with many castles, monasteries and important centers in Dresden, Leipzig and Weimar. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations, although it was mostly rebuilt after the war, and it offers a landscape unchanged for centuries. The castels preserve their famous medieval air and tourists have the opportunity to see them.
General Facts About Germany