1. Where is your country located and which countries does it border with? Germany is located in the middle of Europe (arrow in the picture) It borders with: -France -Denmark -Poland -Netherlands -Belgium -Luxembourg -Switzerland -Austria -Czech Republic

2. What is the 1)population, 2) official language, 3) religion, 4) capital and 5) the biggest cities of your country 1)The current number of inhabitants is about 82 million people 2)The official language is “German” 3)The most common religion is the Christianity 4)The capital of Germany is Berlin 5)The 5 biggest cities of Germany are: Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Brandenburger Tor (landmark of Berlin)

3. Which are the most popular holiday resorts in your country? The most popular holiday resorts in Germany are:  Baltic Sea  German Sea  Bavarian Alps  Allgau “Baltic Sea“ “German Sea“ “Bavarian Alps“ “Allgau“

4. Which is the highest mountain in your country? The highest mountain in Germany is the “Zugspitze” with a height of 2962 meters

5. Are there any rivers and lakes in your country? Which are the longest/biggest lakes? In Germany several lakes with different sizes are located. The 3 biggest ones are: The “Bodensee“ The “Starberger See“The “Chiemsee“ - Rhine- There are also a lot of rivers which flow through Germany. The Danube is the longest river but the Rhine crosses a greater area (in Germany) than the Danube.

6. Are there any caves in your country? In Germany we have about 90 caves with a length between 1000 and 16400 meters and a depth about 1000 meters. The “Riesending-Höhle” with a length about 16400 meters The “Hölloch” with a length about 11000 meters and The “Fuchslabyrinth” with a length about 9111 meters rank among the biggest caves in Germany. The “Riesending-Höhle“

7. What is the climate of your country and what are the average high and low temperatures? The German weather is influenced by the Gulf Stream. The lowest temperature in Germany (during the last decade) was -45,8°C (December 2001) The average low temperature is about -0.5°C (in January). The highest temperature in Germany (during last decade) was +40.3°C (August 2003) The average high temperature is about 16.9°C (in July)

8. How “green” is your country both literally and metaphorically? Germany tries to be a “green” country because it cares about the climate especially referring to the climate change, which is an important and current topic in the whole world. Therefore Germany supports renewable energies. In the year 2011, 12.5% of used energies where made of renewable energies. In the year 2030, it is expected to increase to 30%.