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Germany is one of the world's leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, to the west by France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic.

Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary state, made up of 16 federal states (Länder), which in certain spheres act independently of the Federation.

The Federal Republic of Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 nations, and a founding member of what is now the European Union. More...

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The Volkswagen Type 2 was the second automotive line introduced by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. It was a van introduced in 1950, initially based on Volkswagen's first model, the Beetle, also known as the "Type 1". The Type 2 is generally considered to be the forerunner of modern cargo and passenger vans. The Type 2 spawned a number of imitators both in the United States and Europe including the Ford Econoline, Dodge B110 and the Chevrolet Corvan, the latter even adapting the Type 2's rear-engine configuration. Updated versions of this line are still being actively produced in international markets. More...

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Germany news

• The Bavarian state election sees the CSU losing its majority in the Landtag (pictured), the state legislature, for the first time in 46 years. (NYT) - 2008-09-28
• The German Bundestag gives parents the right to send children older than one year to a kindergarten or pre-school playgroup, mandating states to build enough facilities. (n-tv) - 2008-09-26
• Germany introduces a test for foreigners seeking to become German nations. (BBC) - 2008-09-01
  
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Anniversaries for December 2

• 1409 – The University of Leipzig is founded
• 1817 – Birth of historian Heinrich von Sybel
• 1891 – Birth of expressionist painter Otto Dix
• 1944 – Birth of novelist and playwright Botho Strauß

  

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From Wikipedia's newest articles:

• ... that Ilse Stanley, a German Jewish actress, secured the release of 412 prisoners in Nazi Germany between 1936 and 1938?
• ... that even though they were five points ahead of 1. FC Saarbrücken, SV Alsenborn were not promoted to the higher level 2nd Bundesliga Süd, due to their financial position?
• ... that in The Stages of Life (pictured), German painter Caspar David Friedrich depicted his son holding a Swedish flag because Friedrich considered himself half-Swedish?
• ... that by Christmas Eve 1942, the German 17th Panzer Division had only eight tanks and one anti-tank gun left after its failed attempt to break through to Stalingrad?
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