Germany Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Germany Country Formation Date 1871 Germany 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991

Database: World's Busiest Airports

Record Name Year City Country Region State Province Source Airport Passenger Traffic Rank
FRANKFURT, DE (FRA) Airport Traffic 2006 Frankfurt Germany Europe Airport Council International FRANKFURT, DE (FRA) 52 810 683 8
MUNICH, DE (MUC) Airport Traffic 2006 Munich Germany Europe Airport Council International MUNICH, DE (MUC) 30 757 978 30

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Germany Germany 10.7 Wikipedia

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Aspirin 1897 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Felix Hoffmann (Bayer)
Audiotape 1928 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Fritz Pfleumer
Automobile 1889 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Gottlieb Daimler
Bicycle 1818 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun
Calculus 1680s United Kingdom and Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (invented separately)
Drip Coffee 1908 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Melitta Bentz
Decaffeinated Coffee 1905 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Ludwig Roselius
Contact lenses 1887 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Adolf Fick
DDT 1874 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Othmar Zeidler
Metal Detector late 1920s Germany/United States Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Gerhard Fisher
Electroencephalogram 1929 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Hans Berger
Geiger counter 1908 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Hans Geiger
Electron Microscope 1933 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Ernst Ruska
Guided Missile 1942 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Wernher von Braun
Motorcycle 1885 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach
Pocket Watch c. 1500 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Peter Henlein
PVC 1872 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Eugen Baumann
Printing press c. 1450 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Johannes Gutenberg
Radar c. 1904 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Christian Hülsmeyer
Assault Rifle 1944 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Hugo Schmeisser
Saccharin 1879 United States, Germany North America and Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Ira Remsen, Constantin Fahlberg
X-ray imaging 1895 Germany Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers

Record Name Language Primary Country Source Rank Speakers
GERMAN, STANDARD World Wide Language Speakers GERMAN, STANDARD Germany 13th Edition of the Ethnologue 9 98,000,000

Database: List of largest world corporations by market capitalization

Record Name Company Country Industry Market Value (March 2007, USD million) Revenue (2006 USD billion) Source
Market capitalization for Siemens Siemens Germany Conglomerate 95,044 115.2 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for E.ON E.ON Germany Electricity generation 93,241 89.4 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for Allianz Allianz Germany Insurance 88,990 133.4 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for DaimlerChrysler DaimlerChrysler Germany Automotive 83,666 200.0 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom Germany Telecommunications 72,845 80.9 Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank Germany Banking 69,932 95.5 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for RWE RWE Germany Public utilities 59,026 56.6 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for SAP AG SAP AG Germany Software industry 56,364 12.4 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for BASF BASF Germany Chemical industry 56,149 69.4 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for Volkswagen VOLKSWAGEN Germany Automotive 52,773 112.6 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for Bayer Bayer Germany Health care, Chemical industry 50,788 32.4 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times

Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Runner-Up Country City Venue Sport Final Score Attendance Referee
Soccer 2002 World Cup 2002 Brazil Germany Yokohama Soccer 2 - 0 69,029 Collina
Soccer 1990 World Cup 1990 West Germany Argentina Rome Soccer 1 - 0 73,603 Mendez
Soccer 1986 World Cup 1986 Argentina West Germany Mexico City Soccer 3 - 2 114,580 Filho
Soccer 1982 World Cup 1982 Italy West Germany Madrid Soccer 3 - 1 90,080 Coelho
Soccer 1974 World Cup 1974 West Germany Holland Munich Soccer 2 - 1 77,833 Taylor
Soccer 1966 World Cup 1966 England West Germany Wembley Soccer 4 - 2 aet 93,802 Dienst
Soccer 1954 World Cup 1954 West Germany Hungary Berne Soccer 3 - 2 60,000 Ling

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Frankfurt Frankfurt Germany Europe 553 492 61 Cushman & Wakefield
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Berlin Berlin Germany Europe 341 295 46 Cushman & Wakefield
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Germany Europe 332 276 56 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: List of Expeditions to the Mir Space Station

Record Name Country Year Expedition Flight Up Flight Down Crew Member Crew Member Launch Date Launch Time Landing Date Landing Time Duration (Days) Source
Expedition Mir 92 (March 17,1992) 1992 Mir 92 Soyuz TM-14 Soyuz TM-13 Klaus-Dietrich Flade Germany March 17,1992 10:54:30 UTC March 25, 1992 08:51:22 UTC 7.91 Wikipedia
Expedition Mir Euromir 94 (October 3,1994) 1994 Mir Euromir 94 Soyuz TM-20 Soyuz TM-19 Ulf Merbold Germany October 3,1994 22:42:30 UTC November 4, 1994 11:18:26 UTC 31.52 Wikipedia
Expedition Mir EO-20 - (September 3,1995) Germany 1995 Mir EO-20 - Soyuz TM-22 Soyuz TM-22 Sergei Avdeyev,Thomas Reiter Yuri Gidzenko September 3,1995 09:00:23 UTC February 29, 1996 10:42:08 UTC 179.07 Wikipedia
Expedition Mir 97 (February 10,1997) 1997 Mir 97 Soyuz TM-25 Soyuz TM-24 Reinhold Ewald Germany February 10,1997 14:09:30 UTC March 2, 1997 06:44:16 UTC 19.69 Wikipedia

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Germany Life Expectancy Germany World Fact Book 78.95 32

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Germany Oil Production Germany 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 158,700

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Germany Germany 2007 550 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Germany Germany Deutschland

Database: United Nations Presidents

Record Name Origin Year Session
Rüdiger von Wechmar Federal Republic of Germany 1980 Thirty-fifth
Rüdiger von Wechmar Federal Republic of Germany 1981 Eighth emergency special

Database: Movies with the longest length

Record Name Country Year Length (Minutes)
Das Boot Germany 1981 293
Until The End of The World - Director's Cut Germany 1991 279

Database: Catholic Pope History

Record Name Birthplace Burial Origin Religion Number Pontiff Time Periord Years Birthdate Death Date
Pope 138 Gregory V Saxony, Germany St. Peter's Basilica Grottoes Germany Catholic 138 Gregory V 996-999 2 c. 970 11/11/999
Pope 149 Clement II Saxony, Germany Bamberg Cathedral, Germany Germany Catholic 149 Clement II 1046-1047 10 - 10/9/1047
Pope 153 Victor II Swabia (Bavaria), Germany Santa Reparata, Ravenna Germany Catholic 153 Victor II 1055-1057 2 1018 6/28/1057
Pope 265 Benedict XVI Marktl am Inn Bavaria (Germany) - Marktl am Inn Bavaria (Germany) Catholic 265 Benedict XVI 2005- - 4/16/1927 -

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Germany Germany 7.10 2006 est. Wikipedia

Database: Tour de France Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Sport Tour Winning Name
Jan Ullrich Tour 84 1997 Germany Cycling 84 Jan Ullrich

Database: Most Sustainable Corporations in the World

Record Name Country Industry Source
Adidas Salomon Agency Germany Textiles, Apparel Luxury Goods Global100.Org
BASF AG Germany Chemicals Global100.Org
Deutsche Telekom AG Germany Diversified Telecommunication Services Global100.Org
Fresenius Medical Care AG Germany Health Care Providers Services Global100.Org
Henkel AG Germany Household Products Global100.Org
SAP AG Germany Software Global100.Org

Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits

Record Name Country Region Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent)
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Germany Germany Europe 0.05

Database: World List of Basilicas

Record Name Country Religion Region Number of Basilicas Note
Number of Basilicas in Germany Germany Catholic Europe 69 Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance.

Database: World's Top 100 Retailers

Record Name Retailer Base Country Store Type Region Market Sales in US Dollars Percent of Sales in Forgein Country Source
MetroAG (GER) MetroAG Germany Diversified Europe Global 44,163.37 40.00% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Rewe-Gruppe (GER) Rewe-Gruppe Germany Supermarkets Europe Regional 30,567.69 19.70% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Edeka-Gruppe (GER) Edeka-Gruppe Germany Diversified Europe Regional 30,002.57 2.40% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
TengelmannWarenhande (GER) TengelmannWarenhande Germany Supermarkets Europe Global 26,509.12 47.90% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Aldi Group (GER) Aldi Group Germany Supermarkets Europe Global 26,107.50 32.50% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
OttoVersand Gmbh Co (GER) OttoVersand Gmbh Co Germany Non-Store Europe Global 19,781.13 52.00% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Karstadt Quelle AG (GER) Karstadt Quelle AG Germany Diversified Europe Regional 14,913.95 8.20% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Lidl Schwarz Stiftu (GER) Lidl Schwarz Stiftu Germany Supermarkets Europe Regional 13,461.60 20.40% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Anton Schlecker (GER) Anton Schlecker Germany Drug Store Europe Regional 4,623.68 15.00% Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Germany Literacy Rate Germany UNESCO 99 percent Not Available Not Available 1995

Database: World Wide Chocolate Makers

Record Name Country Region Food Company
Confiserie Coppeneur et Compagnon Germany Europe Chocolate Confiserie Coppeneur et Compagnon
Feodora Germany Europe Chocolate Feodora
Hachez Germany Europe Chocolate Hachez
Leysieffer Germany Europe Chocolate Leysieffer
Ritter Sport Germany Europe Chocolate Ritter Sport
Stollwerk Germany Europe Chocolate Stollwerk

Database: World Biodiesel Production

Record Name Country Year Production (Milllion Liters) Production (Million Gallons) Source
Biodesel Production for Germany Germany 2005 1,921 507 EarthPolicy.org

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Germany Railway Length Germany 2005 Train 34,228 Wikipedia

Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans

Record Name Year Constructed Country Bridge Location Length (Meters) Length (Feet) Note Source
Kleve-Emmerich Bridge 1965 Germany Kleve-Emmerich Bridge Emmerich, Germany 500 1,640 Wikipedia
Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge 1954 Germany Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge Cologne, Germany 378 1,240 Wikipedia
Cologne Mulheim Bridge 1951 Germany Cologne Mulheim Bridge Cologne, Germany 315 1,033 Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
DE Germany Germany DE

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Germany 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)

Record Name Country or Corporation Year GDP / sales ($million) Source
GDP Sales for Germany (2000) Germany 2000 2,081,202.00 Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations)

Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations

Record Name Language City Country Media kHz
Radio Berlin International Berlin Germany Radio 9620
Deutsche Welle Cologne Germany Radio 11,850

Database: Top Supercomputers of the world

Record Name Year Country Manufacturer Source Site Processors Rmax (GFlops) Rpeak (GFlops)
HLRB-II - Altix 4700 1.6 GHz 2007 Germany SGI Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Leibniz Rechenzentrum 9728 56520 62259.2
JUBL - eServer Blue Gene Solution 2006 Germany IBM Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Forschungszentrum Juelich (FZJ) 16384 37330 45875
Altix 4700 1.6 GHz 2006 Germany SGI Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Technische Universitaet Dresden 2048 11913.2 13107.2
Cluster Platform 4000 DL145 Opteron Dual Core 2.6 GHz Infiniband 2006 Germany Hewlett-Packard Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Scientific Supercomputing Center Karlsruhe 3000 11856 15600
Deimos - Opteron dual core 2.6 GHz, Infiniband 2007 Germany Linux Networx Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Technische Universitaet Dresden 2576 10880 13395
Cluster Platform 3000 BL460c, Xeon 51xx 3.0GHz, GigEthernet 2007 Germany Hewlett-Packard Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) Logistic Services (D) 1336 10421 16032

Database: Sucide Rates By Country

Record Name Country Source Year Male (per 100,000) Female (per 100,000)
GERMANY suicide rate Germany World Health Organization 04 19.7 6.6

Database: List of aircraft engine manufacturers

Record Name Industry Country Manufacturer Source
Argus (Germany ) Aviation Germany Argus Wikipedia
Benz (Germany ) Aviation Germany Benz Wikipedia
BMW (Germany ) Aviation Germany BMW Wikipedia
Bramo (Germany ) Aviation Germany Bramo Wikipedia
Bücker (Germany ) Aviation Germany Bücker Wikipedia
Centurion (Germany ) Aviation Germany Centurion Wikipedia
German Aircraft GmbH (Germany ) Aviation Germany German Aircraft GmbH Wikipedia
Hirth (Germany ) Aviation Germany Hirth Wikipedia
Junkers (Germany ) Aviation Germany Junkers Wikipedia
Limbach Flugmotoren (Germany ) Aviation Germany Limbach Flugmotoren Wikipedia
Maybach (Germany ) Aviation Germany Maybach Wikipedia
Mercedes (Germany ) Aviation Germany Mercedes Wikipedia
Motorenfabrik Oberursel (Germany ) Aviation Germany Motorenfabrik Oberursel Wikipedia
MTU Aero Engines (Germany ) Aviation Germany MTU Aero Engines Wikipedia
Otto (Flugzeugwerke – Germany ) Aviation Flugzeugwerke – Germany Otto Wikipedia
Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik (Germany ) Aviation Germany Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik Wikipedia
Schmidding (Germany ) Aviation Germany Schmidding Wikipedia
Siemens AG (Germany ) Aviation Germany Siemens AG Wikipedia
Thielert (Germany ) Aviation Germany Thielert Wikipedia
Walter (Germany ) Aviation Germany Walter Wikipedia

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Germany Germany n/a n/a 11.99 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Germany Germany Berlin 2002 357,021 83,251,851 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: World's Largest Newspapers by Circulation

Record Name Country Language Region Source Newspaper Rank Circulation (thousands)
Bild Newspaper Circulation Germany German Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Bild 6 3,867
WAZ Mediengruppe Newspaper Circulation Germany German Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 WAZ Mediengruppe 46 1,001
Zeitungsgruppe Koln Newspaper Circulation Germany German Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Zeitungsgruppe Koln 89 628

Database: Coin Mints of the World

Record Name Country City Address
Verkaufsstelle fur Sammlermunzen der Bundesrepublik Germany Homburg Bahnhofstrasse 16-18, D-6380 Bad Homburg 1, Germany. Tel: 0049 (0) 6172 / 108-0

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Germany CO2 Carbon Emissions Germany World Resources Institute 837,425 10.1591

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Germany Ocean Coastline Length Germany 2,389

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
GERMANY Inflation Rate Germany International Monetary Fund 1.2 1.5 2.4 2.1

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for Germany Germany Abitur

Database: Capital Cities of World Countries

Record Name Country Capital City Country Long Name FIPS code
Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) Germany Berlin Federal Republic of Germany GM

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
The euro is only used inAustria, Belgium, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal; it is not used in otherE.U. countries. The euro is only used inAustria, Belgium, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal; it is not used in otherE.U. countries.
Germany (1999-) Germany (1999-) &euro 100 cents euro

Database: Overweight Population By Country

Record Name Country Source Rank Percent Overweight
Germany Overweight Population Germany Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 6 36.3

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Germany GDP Germany 2005 The World Factbook 2006 2.504 trillion 30,400 0.9 2.0

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