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 Germany
Germany is a founding member of the European Union, and with over 82 million people it has the largest population among the EU member states.
The treaty was perceived in Germany as a humiliating continuation of the war by other means and its harshness is often cited as having facilitated the later rise of Nazism in the country.
Germany sent a peacekeeping force to secure stability in the Balkans and sent a force of German troops to Afghanistan as part of a NATO effort to provide security in that country after the ousting of the Taliban.
www.medbib.com /Germany   (6703 words)

  
  Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, whose unexpectedly high demands and humiliating aspects were perceived as a continuation of the war with other means in Germany.
Germany and Berlin were occupied and partitioned by the Allies, with West Germany and West Berlin being controlled by the Western allies and East Germany and East Berlin by the Soviet Union.
Germany is among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, cement, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, machine tools and electronics, as well as a world leader in the shipbuilding industry.
www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Germany   (5067 words)

  
 Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It started with the annexation of Austria and the Sudetes region in Czechoslovakia.
Since reunification of the two parts of the country Germany has resumed its role as a major centre between Scandinavia in the north and the Mediterranean region in the south, as well as between the Atlantic west and the countries of central and eastern Europe.
The territory of Germany stretches from the high mountains of the Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at 2,962 m) in the south to the shores of the North Sea in the north-west and the Baltic Sea in the north-east.
www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/BRD   (5067 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Germany stretches from the high mountains of the Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at 2,962 m) in the south to the shores of the North and Baltic Seas in the north.
Germany possesses the world's third most technologically powerful economy after the US and Japan, but its basic capitalistic economy has started to struggle under the burden of generous social benefits.
Germany was the birthplace of composers such as Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, and Wagner; poets such as Goethe and Schiller; philosophers of the likes of Kant, Hegel, Marx or Nietzsche; origin of the Bauhaus; as well as scientists of the caliber of an Einstein.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Germany   (1522 words)

  
 German Embassy London - Reform of Germany's citizenship and nationality law
Passed by broad majorities in Germany's Bundestag (lower house) and Bundesrat (upper house) in May 1999, this reform of the regulations governing the naturalization of foreign nationals was one of the first domestic measures of major societal importance and European dimension to be launched by the new government under Chancellor Schröder.
Children who are born in Germany to foreign nationals will receive German citizenship when one of the respective child's parents has resided lawfully in Germany for at least eight years and holds entitlement to residence or has had an unlimited residence permit for at least three years.
Germany's new citizenship and nationality law is meeting with a positive response in towns and cities.
www.london.diplo.de /Vertretung/london/en/06/other__legal__matters/Reform__Germanys__citizenship__seite.html   (1790 words)

  
 The New Yorker: Fact   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Germany's police were still under attack because of the three Hamburg sleepers, but the British had long since buried the news that eleven September 11th terrorists had entered America from their country, where the only thing known about most of them was how effectively they had been able to disappear.
Germany has a huge body of data-protection laws—by far the strictest of any E.U. country—and a network of dataprotection agencies whose job it is to insure that, however transparent the state is to its citizens, the private lives of those citizens remain opaque.
The fact is that Germany's best laws, like any democracy's best laws, protect its worst people, and one reason Germans do not have foreign terrorism in their cities is that the terrorists passing through on their student visas and business visas have not been willing to risk that protection by blowing up something here.
www.newyorker.com /fact/content?020211fa_FACT   (2806 words)

  
 Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Under Wilhelm II Germany took an imperialistic course, not unlike other powers, but it led to friction with neighbouring countries.
On May 8 1945, Germany surrendered after the Red Army had occupied Berlin, where Hitler had committed suicide.
Germany has a civil or statute law system based ultimately on Roman law.
www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Federal_Republic_of_Germany   (5067 words)

  
 Germany travel guide - Wikitravel
Germany [1] (German: Deutschland) is a country in Central Europe and a founding member of the European Union.
Berlin, though, because of the country's decentralized structure, is not as dominant in Germany as London is in the United Kingdom or Paris in France.
Germany is part of the European Union and the Eurozone; as such it replaced German marks with the euro (symbol: €) in the year 2002.
wikitravel.org /en/Germany   (12368 words)

  
 List of Captured Palestinian Cities by Thutmoses III from the walls of Karnak
Starting from the very top we read the names of cities like `Qadesh' the Holy City, Jerusalem, `Mkty' which many read as Megiddo could also be `Maqtar', 14 miles north of Jerusalem, or it also could be the region surrounding `qds'.
It is very likely that the city list was compiled from the records of seized property and goods throughout the whole region and not to memorialize the names of towns.
Interpretation: One possible interpretation of the base list is that the towns mentioned on the left side are to be found in the lands mentioned on the right side.
www.specialtyinterests.net /clist.html   (1289 words)

  
 The European Network on Inequality: Germany-Bremen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Center for Social Policy Research (ZeS), a research institute at the University of Bremen funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, was founded in 1988 and is the first research center that engaged in multidisciplinary social policy research in Germany.
It also carries out research on health care and long-term care, in particular future costs of long-term care, family care, exit and voice in Germany health care, and the definition of benefit packages in the U.K. and the U.S. This research is based on administrative records and longitudinal data sets of sick funds.
Veghte, who has written a dictionary of social policy for the European Commission, is presently working on his “Habilitation,” a historical-institutionalist and political-cultural analysis of the historical development and present dynamics of welfare provision in the U.S., and an analysis of the impact of the U.S. welfare regime on different social groups.
www.princeton.edu /~gni/pages/partners/germany-bremen.htm   (3488 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of cities in Germany starting with B
List of cities in Germany starting with H
List of cities in Germany starting with N
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-17401   (196 words)

  
 Talk:Germany - Wikitravel
Germany does have some special provisions/concessions for Jews, but special opening hours are not part of them.
According to the manual of style, the "Cities" section is for the major cities in the country -- the ones that travellers will be looking for first.
There are wolves in the forests of eastern germany, and recently one bear was shot in the alps in bavaria.
wikitravel.org /en/Talk:Germany   (4480 words)

  
 Europe Travel & Europe Hotels Reservation System
Starting from September 18, 2007, all football fans across Europe gather at stadiums to follow the UEFA Champions League competition.
Find with us a conveniently located hotel in the city of your choice, and be at the spot to support your team!
In just a few clicks, you can gather vital info about getting to the city of your choice, visiting its most interesting highlights or even lesser-known places that can easily be missed.
europe-cities.com   (198 words)

  
 WienCzech
So starting early, I cycled downstream on the north bank of the Rhine, passing the long, covered wooden bridge into Diessenhofen, then entering the larger town of Schaffhausen.
On older trains in Germany and Austria, bike wagons are identified by a large bike sign but in new wagons, the sign is smaller and hard to see.
Just type in a request for a schedule to the city you wish to stay at on the date you'll be there, and fill in the booking form.
www.tourvelo.org /krumlov.html   (8055 words)

  
 Learn German in Munich, Germany
Germany is a historical yet modern country, split into sharply defined regions.
North Germany has the delightful old seafaring ports, east is the beautiful cultural centers and south is the alluring Black Forest and those boisterous Bavarian beer halls.
Founded by Duke Henry the Lion in 1158, the city had become, within a century, the seat of the Wittelsbach dynasty, who ruled the duchy, electorate and kingdom of Bavaria until the end of World War I. Their influence is evident in the concentration of grand Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and neo-classical architecture adorning Munich’s streets.
www.amerispan.com /language_schools/Germany/Munich/3584   (432 words)

  
 The Creative Cities Network: UNESCO Culture Sector
The Creative Cities Network connects cities who want to share experiences, ideas and best practices aiming at cultural, social and economic development.
Cities may apply to be endorsed by the Network and join the programme to ensure their continued role as centres of excellence and to support other cities, particularly those in developing countries, in nurturing their own creative economy.
London, UK 09 Nov 2007 - 14 Nov 2007 Global Alliance member Creative Clusters has announced the full list of speakers for its annual global conference on the creative economy, which is to be held in London, UK in November 2007.
portal.unesco.org /culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=24544&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html   (855 words)

  
 A Concise History of Germany (Cambridge Concise Histories)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Mary Fulbrook states that a history of Germany, a country which has not existed as such for so many years, is really a history of the German speaking peoples.
She states that East Germany had a "range of routes" to higher education, so that those who did not take the academic route through upper school could still access higher education.
On the whole, the author of "A Concise History of Germany" accomplishes a difficult feat, which is to write a short book on a subject which is long, covering hundreds of years, and complex.
www.golfbugs.com /GolfBookstore/isbn0521368367.html   (855 words)

  
 Driving in Germany
Firms in Germany are not obliged to reduce premiums for safe driving histories compiled outside Germany, though many in fact will do so.
Speed limits are 50 km per hour in cities and towns and 100 km on the highway unless otherwise marked; there is no speed limit on the Autobahn, except where marked (but a top speed of 130 km is recommended by the German authorities).
If starting to lose control, steer toward the edge of the road where residues of sand and salt might help.
germany.usembassy.gov /germany/services/driving_in_germany.html   (1729 words)

  
 Language Study in Germany: Language Schools, German International Language Study Programs from GoAbroad.com
Our school is situated in the heart of the city center, in a beautiful corner building built in 1688.
Starting as a two person operation with a passion for Latin America, we have gr...
Not only is Cologne one of Germany's main cultural and economic centres, it is also Germany's largest university city, home to over 70,000 students, giving Cologne a thriving cultural life and great nightlife.
www.languageschoolsguide.com /Germany.cfm   (847 words)

  
 Studying in the U.S. - United States Mission to Germany
Of these, over 1,700 are so-called “two-year institutions,” and 2,450 are “four-year institutions.” In addition to the roughly 1,700 public institutions (which are operated by the states, cities, or counties in which they are located), there are also more than 2,480 private colleges and universities.
Due to the federal structure of the Federal Republic of Germany and autonomy of its institutions of higher learning, there is no single (or simple) answer to this question.
Before starting studies abroad, a German applicant should have as many relevant questions as possible answered by the responsible German institutions and academic departments.
www.usembassy.de /germany/exchanges/study.html   (3387 words)

  
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Germany's chancellor-designate Tuesday dropped her campaign pledge to cut taxes, much to the chagrin of the business community.
Germany has experienced no war in the last years and the corruption rate is certainly lower than in many other countries.
Yet the successors of the Communist SED from Eastern Germany won almost 9% in the last election about three weeks ago, in a country that is so proud of its alleged freedom-orientated and pro-market constitution.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/t-germany/browse   (5883 words)

  
 cities in germany information resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Many of Germanyís cities are situated next to rivers, of which the Rhine is the most important.
Top Main Cities Germany has enough variety within all itís cities to fill several weeks of travel, however if you are forced to limit your time, here are a few of the cities that you should not miss...
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www.topofgermany.com /citiesingermany   (1255 words)

  
 Degenerate Art
The exhibit opened in Munich and then traveled to eleven other cities in Germany and Austria.
This excerpt from the exhibition catalog for "Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany" describes the historical roots of degenerate art.
Nolde was able to remain in Germany during the Nazi regime, but over one thousand of his works were confiscated.
fcit.coedu.usf.edu /holocaust/arts/artDegen.htm   (1363 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Succeed in Business: Germany (Culture Shock! Success Secrets to Maximize Business): Books: Richard Lord
Those e-mails usually start with a variation on the phrase “I have been trying to get into contact with Richard Lord, the author of...” Only then can a short dialogue ensue.
On a couple of occasions, while still living in Germany, I got a chance to meet the letter writers and we struck up a light friendship.
This guide provides useful information for your business activities in Germany, whether you are visiting for a week or planning to stay for a year.
www.amazon.com /Succeed-Business-Germany-Culture-Maximize/dp/1558683542   (2319 words)

  
 Germany Info: Information Services: Publications: Germany in Class
“Germany – A Land of Ideas” is an image campaign that aims to introduce people around the world to a Germany that is more than just high-tech products and punctual trains.
The centerpiece of the campaign are the 365 most creative places in Germany, selected from over 1,200 applications coming from towns, cities, businesses and institutions.
You can draw classroom inspirations from the list of 365 creative places in Germany, be it the birthplace of an artist or home of cutting-edge technology.
www.germany.info /relaunch/info/publications/Germany-in-Class/2005/051215/arts4.html   (124 words)

  
 Rainbow Girls in Germany
If you were a Rainbow Girl in Germany or an adult who worked with Rainbow in Germany please contact me. We are planning a reunion in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the summer of 2004.
Rainbow Girls in Germany went dark in 1999 because of the greatly reduced size of the American armed forces stationed in Germany, but we are again active.
Catheryne Houston is the list moderator of a Yahoo e-group that provides a bulletin board for Rainbow Girls in Germany, and you may contact her for information about joining the group.
user.icx.net /~richmond/rsr/rainbowgirls.html   (839 words)

  
 For the Trip of Your Lifetime - Come to Germany!
Stay in your choice of hotels, enjoy sightseeing in each city and time on your own to spend as you wish.
Check out our current fare specials from JFK fares start as low as $249* roundtrip and from Miami starting at $399* based on roundtrip travel to Düsseldorf, Munich, Frankfurt or Berlin.
When traveling in Germany, renters can leave or retrieve messages 24/7 for family and friends in the U.S. Similarly, family and friends in the U.S can leave or retrieve messages for the renter exploring Germany in their Avis car 24/7.
www.cometogermanynow.com /List.asp?deptId=7   (401 words)

  
 Hotels in Munich - Munich hotel reservations & reviews. Munich travel guide and hotel list. Hotels in Munich
For a quick summary see the list of hotels and resorts in Munich.
For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Munich, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Munich travel agent.
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