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Location of Germany within Europe 

Germany is one of the world's most industrialised countries, located in the center of Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, to the west by France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic.

Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary republic, containing 16 federal states (Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently of the Federation or "Bund".

Germany is a developed country with a very high standard of living, and it maintains a comprehensive social security, a universal health care system and diverse environmental protection laws. It is a global leader in several industrial and technological sectors.

The Federal Republic of Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 nations, and a founding member of the European Union. More...

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Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy.

Before Kepler, planets' paths were computed by combinations of the circular motions of the celestial orbs. After Kepler, astronomers shifted their attention from orbs to orbits—paths that could be represented mathematically as an ellipse. Kepler's laws also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. Kepler did fundamental work in the field of optics and helped to legitimize the telescopic discoveries of his contemporary Galileo Galilei. More...

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Town Hall of Hildesheim, ca. 1890
Town hall of Hildesheim

Image credit: old postcard, public domain

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Helmut Schmidt in 1977
Schmidt in 1977


More Germany-related news in English can be found at Deutsche Welle, Tagesschau, and Der Spiegel.

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Parents
Wikiproject Europe (small).svg Flag of Europe.svg Blue compass rose.svg
Europe EU NATO


Neighbouring countries
A B CZ DK FR
Austria coat of arms official.svg Royal Arms of Belgium.svg Small coat of arms of the Czech Republic.svg National Coat of arms of Denmark no crown.svg Armoiries république française.svg
LUX NL PL CH
Arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.svg Royal Arms of the Netherlands.svg Herb Polski.svg Coat of Arms of Switzerland (Pantone).svg


Länder
Baden-
Württemberg
Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Hamburg
Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg (lesser).svg Arms of the Free State of Bavaria.svg Country symbol of Berlin color.svg Brandenburg Wappen.svg Coat of arms of Hamburg.svg
Hesse Lower
Saxony
Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern
North Rhine-
Westphalia
Rhineland-
Palatinate
Coat of arms of Hesse.svg Coat of arms of Lower Saxony.svg Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (great).svg Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westfalia.svg Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate.svg
Saarland Saxony Saxony-
Anhalt
Schleswig-
Holstein
Thuringia
Wappen des Saarlands.svg Coat of arms of Saxony.svg Wappen Sachsen-Anhalt.svg DEU Schleswig-Holstein COA.svg Coat of arms of Thuringia.svg


Other
Ostfriesland Flagge mit Wappen.0.2.svg Flag of East Germany.svg Vulkaneifel sunrise.jpg Lilienstein herbstabend.jpeg Imsum, Blick auf Bremerhaven (Überseehafen).JPG
Flag of the German Empire.svg
East
Frisia
East
Germany
Eifel Elbe
Sandstone
Mountains
Elbe-Weser
Triangle
German
Empire
Football Germany.png BrockenTopFromWest.jpg
Reichskrone.jpg
Walsrode Heidemuseum.jpg Bundeswehr Kreuz Black.svg Fluorite-171939.jpg
German
football
Harz
Mountains
Holy
Roman
Empire
Lüneburg
Heath
Military of
Germany
Ore
Mountains
Reichsburg-Trifels.jpg Milseburg Rhoen.JPG Wappen Schlesiens.png
Palatine
Forest
Rhön Silesia

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