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Germany, formally ''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'', is a nation in western Europe of about 81 million people out of roughly 6.7 billion (6700 million) people on the Earth in [http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:DEU&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+of+germany 2009]. In its south lies Bavaria, predominantly catholic, bordering the snow-capped Alps and home to Oktoberfest and a motor works. | Germany, formally ''Bundesrepublik Deutschland'', is a nation in western Europe of about 81 million people out of roughly 6.7 billion (6700 million) people on the Earth in [http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:DEU&dl=en&hl=en&q=population+of+germany 2009]. In its south lies Bavaria, predominantly catholic, bordering the snow-capped Alps and home to Oktoberfest and a motor works. | ||
In clockwise motion, starting from the North, Germany is bordered by a jut of land currently occupied by Denmark, the [[Baltic Sea]], Poland & Czech Republic to the East, Austria & Switzerland to the South, France & Belgium & [[ | In clockwise motion, starting from the North, Germany is bordered by a jut of land currently occupied by Denmark, the [[Baltic Sea]], Poland & Czech Republic to the East, Austria & Switzerland to the South, France & Belgium & [[the Netherlands]] to the west, and the North Sea to the North in 2010. | ||
However just a few decades ago the nations and borders were somewhat different, for example the Czech Republic used to be Czechoslovakia. Even farther back, parts of eastern Germany and Western Poland were part of of one nation called Prussia, bordered by the now long defunct Russian Empire. Other nuances include smaller territorial exchanges, such as the Rheinland or [[Ernst Thälmann Island]]. | However just a few decades ago the nations and borders were somewhat different, for example the Czech Republic used to be Czechoslovakia. Even farther back, parts of eastern Germany and Western Poland were part of of one nation called Prussia, bordered by the now long defunct Russian Empire. Other nuances include smaller territorial exchanges, such as the Rheinland or [[Ernst Thälmann Island]]. | ||
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*[[Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 320 Hansa Jet]] | *[[Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 320 Hansa Jet]] | ||
*[[Zeppelin NT]] | *[[Zeppelin NT]] | ||
==Aircraft museums & displays== | |||
An example of aerospace museum in Germany is [[Luftwaffe Museum Berlin-Gatow]]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||