INDEX A Academia 93, 98-99,102-103, 108, 111, 114, 146, 153 Alliance 90/The Greens 12-13, 22, 24, 31, 42, 82 Alps 20, 76, 156, 166 Alternative for Germany (AfD) 12-13, 25 Automotive industry 74, 81, 86, 91 B Bach, Johann Sebastian 141 Bachelor’s degrees 100, 107 Baden-Wurttemberg 13, 30, 101, 168 Baerbock, Annalena 12, 25-26, 35, 41-42, 49, 53, 57, 64, 145, 151 BAföG ( Federal Training Assistance Act) 106 Basic income 121, 132 Basic Law 4, 7-8, 10-12, 16, 24, 31, 35, 43, 48, 54, 62, 65, 72, 76, 116, 130, 132, 135, 138, 140-143, 146, 148 Bavaria 7, 12-13,20, 25, 29, 167-168 Beer 160-161 Beethoven, Ludwig van 141 Benin Bronzes 145 Berlin 6-7, 11, 13, 20, 29, 30-31, 36-37, 42, 56, 65, 72, 104-105, 107, 115, 131, 141, 147, 151, 156-157, 162, 169 Berlinale 141 Biodiversity 64, 76 Biosphere reserves 76, 167 Birth rate 18 Bologna Process 101 Brahms, Johannes 141 Brandenburg 7, 13, 91, 106, 115, 167 Bremen 7, 13, 29, 131, 148, 151, 156, 169 FACTS ABOUT GERMANY 172 | 173 Bundesliga 165 Bundesrat 4, 7, 9, 13, 16, 24, 29-30, 170 Bundestag 4, 6, 8-13, 16, 24-32, 48, 51, 56, 170 Bundeswehr (Federal Armed Forces) 40, 48-50, 142 C Capital 6-7, 11, 20, 156 Catholic church 130 Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) 51 Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA) 115 Chambers of Commerce Abroad 84, 88 Chemicals industry 68, 81, 92 Children 18, 52, 83, 114-115, 125-127, 129, 131, 133-135 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 12-13, 25 Christian Social Union (CSU) 12-13, 29 Church taxes 131 Cities 29, 156, 158-159, 162-163, 169 Citizenship laws 125 Civil society 26, 56, 86, 116, 121, 136 Climate 20-21, 59, 108 Climate action 42, 58-59, 63, 64-65, 72-73, 75, 82, 102, 169 Climate foreign policy 64-65, 72 Coastline 21, 50, 166 Conservation 62, 64, 72, 136 Creative economy 91, 141-142 Cuisine 154, 160-161 Cultural assets preservation programme 145 Culture 136-137, 138, 140-147, 159, 166, 168 Culture of remembrance 22, 36 Currency 16, 47 Cycle routes, long distance 166 D Deutsche Forschungsgemein- schaft (DFG) 103 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 171 Deutsche Welle 149, 171 Development cooperation 43, 95 Diet 159 Diplomacy 142 Diplomatic missions, foreign 40, 42, 84, 108 Dresden 7, 20, 92, 167, 169 Düsseldorf 7, 20, 141, 162 E Economy 26, 44, 78, 81-84, 86-87, 91-95, 102-103, 106, 143, 152, 169 Education 29, 59, 96, 98-99, 110, 114, 121, 124, 137, 138, 144, 149 Elections 8, 12, 30, 32-33 Electoral system 12 Electric mobility 60, 67, 74-75 Electronics and electrical engineering industry 92 Élysée Treaty 40, 46 Employment market 78, 82, 94- 95, 99, 109, 120-121, 152 Energy efficiency 66 Energy transformation 26, 59, 63-64,66, 68-69, 70, 75, 158 Environment 60, 62, 72, 76, 87, 102, 136, 163 Erfurt 7, 50 European Union (EU) 45-46, 48, 110 Excellence Initiative 106 Exports 78, 81, 84, 88