Germany written by Jason

Germany
Where is Germany?
Germany is in the middle-right of Europe. Mountains and forests cover most of the country, but in the north, the land is flat. From 1945, Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany, after 45 years, in 1990, Germany reunified again. Today, Germany is divided into 16 states, and the capital is Berlin.
The Flag of Germany
The current flag was used during many periods in German history. Both East Germany and West Germany have used the same flag, but East German flag included a communist symbol in the center. Reunified Germany kept the West German Flag, which is the one that does not have the communist symbol.
The Land
Covering an area of 137,802 square miles, Germany is the third largest country is the European Union, after France and Spain.
Germany has some of the world’s most beautiful mountains and rivers. The Harz Mountain makes up part of the landscape in central Germany, and the Bavarian Alps lie in the southern Germany. There are also some large rivers such as Rhine, flowing to north; Elbe, flowing to northwest; and Danube, flowing to southeast.
How is the Climate in Germany?
Germany has four seasons with different climates. They have cool, continental climate with abundant rainfall, which causes long overcast season. In addition, the considerable snowfall happens in east and south. The sirocco, a warm wind from Africa, gives southwestern Germany a mild, comfortable climate.
People and Lifestyle
About 81 million People live in Germany. Most of their ancestors came from other parts of the Western Europe, such as Turkish, Italian, Greek, Polish, and the former Yugoslavia. About seven million immigrants live in Germany. Many originally came form other European countries and form Asia. The city of Frankfurt has the largest immigrant population.
Religion
Freedom of religion is strictly protected in Germany. About 28 million people are members of the Lutheran Church, and about 30 million belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Church Members pay a tax to the government to help support the work of the chruch. Islam is Germany’s largest minority religion.
Education
All students attend school together until the fifth grade, when they are tested and divided to different schools according to the results. The short-course secondary school, Hauptschule (HOWPT-Shool-uh) trains pupils for jobs in trade and industry. The Realshule (ray-AHL-shool-uh) prepares students for mid-level jobs. And the high school, (Gymnasium) (gim-NAH-zee-oom) prepares students for a university and executive-level jobs.
All German children must attend school for at least nine years. Gymnasium students go to school for thirteen years
Arts in Germany
Germany has done many things to the arts, and Germans describe themselves as a Kulturvolk, or “the people of culture.”
There are many great composers in Germany, for example: Bach, Brahms, Handel, Beethoven, and Schumann.
Festivals in Germany
The biggest festival in Germany is the Karneval. It takes place at the end of January or the beginning of February. In these days, people of all ages will be dressed up in bright costumes, face painted, and dance on the streets. It’s time for everyone to have fun.
Officially, Karnaval begins in November, but nothing much really happens until January or Febuary. That’s when the signs of the festival can be seen all over Germany.
The Food in Germany
Germans love good food. The main meal is often served in the middle of the day. Dinner are usually lighter meals. It includes bread, cold cuts, cheese, and salad. In the late afternoon, people eat pretzels and cakes with coffee or tea. In addition, children enjoys hot chocolate or juice.
Potatoes, sauerkraut (a pickled cabbage), and apple strudel (a dessert made with apples , raisins, and round almonds) are delicious German foods.
The Specialty of Germany
There are many specialty in Germany, such us trotter, German sausage, German bread, chocolates, Munich beer, Berry selection , etc. In addition, Germany is also famous for the manufacture of clocks, such as coo coo clocks.
Castles all over Germany
There are many castles on Burgenstra ße in Germany, such as Heidelberg, Rothenburg od der Tauber, Nürnberg, Kaiserburg, Schwurgerichtssaal 600, ,,, and many other more.
Heidelberg is a place where many writers write Romantic stories, in addition it’s a wonderful place for honeymoon. The Alte Bruücke which means old bridge in Germany, has been rebuilt into a stone bridge in 1789 to 1788.
Philosophers of Germany
Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx are the co-founder of modern Communist theory.
Arthur Schopenhauer is the founder of the non- rationalism philosophy.
Immanuel Kant is the pioneer of Classical idealism. He wrote Critique of Pure Reason, Confessions, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaph ysics (1783), Critique of Practical Reason (1788), and Critique of Judgment (1790).
Friedrich W. Nietzsche is a Idealism philosopher. The book Nietzsche wrote, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, was adapted into a orchestra by Richard Strauss.
Karl Heinrich Marx is the founder of Marxism.

Albert Einstein is a physicist. His most famous theory is Theory of relativity. Because of the contribution in physics, so he won the Nobel physics prize in 1921.
Conclusion
I think Germany is a good country. It has a long and rich history, nice people, large land, and beautiful scenery…etc. So I wish to go there and other Europe Country in the future.