Goethe, Bach and Beethoven – the cultural life of Germany has a long and rich tradition. Nowadays, however, names like the painter, Gerhard Richter and the director, Fatih Akin, and German hip-hop also stand for this lively, multi-faceted land of culture.
Germany is an attractive country to visit: Year on year, the multiplicity of landscapes, the wide choice of leisure activities, the plethora of sporting and cultural events and an excellent infrastructure attract millions of tourists to Germany.
A high-performance and competition-oriented academic system is in place so that Germany can maintain its leading position in global competition of centres of research.
Football in Germany – means top matches from the German Premier League (Erste Bundesliga) on Saturday afternoon between Bayern München and Schalke or between Hertha and HSV.
As the world’s third strongest national economy, Germany holds a leading position in terms of its total economic output.
