Germany’s IPRI score decreased by 0.032 to 7.469 placing it 9st in the Western Europe region and 15th in the world. Germany is classified by the IMF as part of the Advanced economies group and by the World Bank as Lower middle income country.
Germany’s Legal and Political Subindex decreased by -0.023 to 7.496 with scores of 6.688 in Judicial Independence, 8.116 in Rule of Law, 6.464 in Political Stability, and 8.717 in Control of Corruption.
Germany’s Physical Property Rights Subindex increased by 0.119 to 7.545 with scores of 7.185 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 8.694 in Registering Process, and 6.755 in Access to Financing.
Germany’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 7.367 with scores of 7.094 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 7.32 in Patent Protection, 8 in Copyright Protection, and 7.053 in Trademark Protection.
Germany is a member of the following regional integration agreements
What was Germany called before it was called Germany? Germany was a conglomeration of many kingdoms and empires but was often referred to as Germania, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Franks. It was also previously known as Prussia.
Germany's biggest cities, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Hamburg are home to a mix of multilingual residents. Here are the most spoken languages in Germany: English. English is the official language of business in Germany, with 56% of the population speaking it.
Abendbrot (“evening bread”) is the typical German supper. It is a light meal eaten usually between 18:00 and 19:00 and – like breakfast – consists of full grain bread and rolls, fine cheese, meats and sausages, accompanied by mustard and pickles.
Germany is rich in timber, lignite, potash, and salt. Some minor sources of natural gas are being exploited in the state of Lower Saxony. Until German reunification, the German Democratic Republic mined for uranium in the Ore Mountains (see also: SAG/SDAG Wismut).
Belgium, Denmark and Germany set 16 years as the minimum age for purchasing beverages containing less than 1.2 % of distilled alcohol and 18 years for buying spirits (more than 1.2 % of distilled alcohol). Sweden set the minimum age for purchasing beverages with more than 3.5 % of alcohol at 20 years.
Germany is home to the biggest Beer Festival in the world, Oktoberfest in Munich, where the standard glass of beer is a whole litre! The sweet maker, Haribo, runs a scheme where local children can exchange acorns for sweets. Their acorns then get sent to nature reserves to feed animals.
Texas is about 268,597 square miles in size, while Germany covers around 138,067 square miles. So, Texas is almost twice as big as Germany. However one thing that may surprise you in this comparison is the population of each. Germany, even though smaller in size, is quite densely packed.
Weihnachten (German: [ˈvaɪ̯naxtn̩]) is the observance of what is commonly known in English as Christmas in the German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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