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With more than 82 million people Germany has the biggest population in Europe.
Some of the world’s most famous carmakers such as BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Audi, and Volkswagen are from Germany.
On a German freeway (“Autobahn”) there is very often no speed limit.
  
According to the 2000 U.S. census, 47 million Americans are of German ancestry.
Soccer is Germany’s favorite sport.
German is among the 10 most commonly spoken languages in the world.
There was not a country called Germany until 1871.
German kids only have six weeks of summer vacation.
All education is free in Germany, even at most universities.
For many years after World War II Germany was divided into West and East Germany.
Between 1961 and 1989 the city of Berlin was split into two halves by a concrete wall.
In the year 1990 Germany was reunited.
  
Mittagessen (lunch) is the biggest meal of the day in Germany.
German kids unwrap their Christmas presents on December 24.
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria (Southern Germany) was the basis for Cinderella’s Castle at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
The German company Haribo created gummy bears.
Today Germany consists of 16 individual states, which form a federation similar to the United States. | 
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