Its remarkable and complex history has introduced much that is positive to the world, from book printing and x-rays to the music of Beethoven and Bach and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, while it has also had reason to go through a recent, and continuing, period of deep reflection.
Nine very different European neighbours share Germany's borders, and just as dissimilar, in not only many of their traditions and traits but also their landscapes, are the country's 16 Laender, or states. They cover everything from mountains and hills in the South to flat, sand, wet and marsh lands in the North, together with the extensive forests, lakes and rivers which are a strong feature throughout the country.
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Map of the Federal Republic of Germany, with borders to neighbouring countries and Germany's 16 Laender, drawn by and courtesy of 'kgberger', via de.Wikipedia - click image to enlarge
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