SOcio-Political information
Germany’s population, as of July 2011, is approximately 81,305,856 people, 74% of which are urbanized. The fertility rate of 1.41 children per woman and the low death rate of 11.04 deaths per 1,000 both show that Germany greatly struggles with population growth, and having a sufficient amount of people to take care of the senior citizens. To ensure that parents have a minimum of two children, the German state even provides the parents with financial aid. The age structure of Germany furthermore shows that the working class is the largest group (66.1%), followed by the senior citizens (20.6%) and the smallest group being 0-14 year-olds (13.3%). These statistics show that it could become a major problem in Germany’s future for the youth to take care of and support the senior citizens. Germany’s GNP per capita being around $35,000, proves that Germany is one of the world’s richest countries. Approximately 91.5% of the population are German, whilst 2.4% are Turkish, and the remaining 6.1% are made up of smaller ethnicities such as Polish, Italian and Greek etc. In general, Germany’s demographics display that Germany is an advanced industrialized democracy.
Germany is divided into 16 Bundesländer (states): Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein Westfalen, Hessen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thüringen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Bayern, Bremen and Baden-Württemberg.
The main cities are Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
The main cities are Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart.
Currently Germany is a member of the EU, UN, NATO, G8, the Council of Europe, and for 2011-2012 Germany is part of the UN Security Council. Germany is Europe's strongest economy with a GNP per capita around $35,000, making it one of the world's richest countries.