picture, meaning, about colors Germany Germany Flag flag colors: black,red,gold description: The national flag of Germany was adopted on 23 May 1949, by the Frankfurt Parliament and it has the proportion 3:5. The flag is a tricolour of three equal horizontal bands: black, red, and gold (yellow). The meaning of the colours of the modern flag are the republican democracy formed after World War II, but also associated with "liberal" nationalism in Germany, unity and freedom. These three colours were also the colours of the uniforms of German soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars.

Population and Rank RANK COUNTRYPOPULATIONDATE OF INFORMATION1China1,343,239,923 July 2012 est. 2India1,205,073,612 3United States313,847,465 4Indonesia248,216,193 5Brazil205,716,890 NA 6Pakistan190,291,129 7Nigeria170,123,740 8Bangladesh161,083,804 9Russia138,082,178 10Japan127,368,088 11Mexico114,975,406 12Philippines103,775,002 13Ethiopia93,815,992 14Vietnam91,519,289 15Egypt83,688,164 16Germany81,305,856

Life Expectancy Rank – 27 Expectancy – 80.77

Religion and Basic Beliefs Roman Catholicism . Traces its origins there to the eight-century missionary work of Saint Boniface. In the next centuries, Roman Catholicism made more converts and spread eastward. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Knights of the teutonic Order spread German and Roman Catholic influence by force of arms along the southern Baltic Coast into Russia.

Language German Hello – Hallo How are you – Wei geht es dir/ihnen? Please – bitte Thank you – Danke Schon  

German Holiday May Day, Maypoles, and Muttertag The first day in “the lovely month of May” (Camelot) is a national holiday in Germany, Austria and most of Europe. International Workers’ Day is observed in many countries around the globe on May 1. But there are other German May customs that reflect the end of winter and the arrival of warmer days.

Traditonal Recipe Cinnamon Swirl Kuchen 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup shortening 2 1/3 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Tourist Attractions Modern art in Germany "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." (Pablo Picasso). Nurture your soul with a visit to Germany, to its galleries, museums, exhibitions and studios. Liking and understanding art are two very different things. Because art has the power to polarize and provoke, to entertain and please, to excite, energies and arouse. But it can also exist for its own sake. This is particularly true of contemporary art. Not just paintings, but everything from video and conceptual art to performance and street art, all of which preclude judgment by purely aesthetic criteria. It is exactly this, however, that makes them so exciting to engage with. A trip to Germany is always an art tour as well.