Travel to Germany

Germany is one of the world's most technologically powerful nation and major leisure and business travel destinations.

Germany is located in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, and south of Denmark. With total land area about 349,223 square kilometers, Germany is slightly smaller than Montana of the United States.

Germany has about 82,424,609 (July 2004 estimate) population, including German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Polish and Spanish). German is the official language.

Germany possesses the world's third most technologically powerful economy after the US and Japan, and is the richest and most populous nation in Western Europe. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries formed a common European currency, the euro. The adoption of a common European currency and the general political and economic integration of Europe will bring major changes to the German economy in the early 21st century.

Berlin, the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, is a historical city. Built in 1788, Brandenburg Gate is Berlin's premier historic landmark. Egyptian Museum, Reichstag (German Parliament), Charlottenburg Palace, Siegessaule (Victory Column) are some other highlights of Berlin.

Munich is an exciting city and Germany's cultural capital with a major university, several symphony orchestras, opera houses and theaters, and world-class museums. The famous Glockenspiel, New City Hall, the world's largest technological museum - Deutsches Museum, are some attractions in this interesting city. Industrial giants BMW and Siemens are both based on Munich.

Hamburg is a beautiful city with Inner Alster Lake, public gardens and Hagenbechs Zoo, and attractive landscape.

Rhine Valley stunning views, renowned twin-spired Cologne Cathedral are some other tourist attractions of this exciting nation.