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Germany is a country in central Europe, surrounded on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
The flag of the former West Germany was retained when Germany was reunified in 1990. The colors were taken from the uniforms of German volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars, and have flown intermittently over Germany since 1848. The black represents gunpowder, the red represents blood, and the gold represents fire.
Berlin is Germany's capital and largest city. Located in northeastern Germany and connected by rivers and waterways to the Baltic Sea, Berlin is a major manufacturing and cultural center.
Germany is known for the quality of its engineering and manufacture of motor vehicles. Shown here is a production assembly line at the Daimler-Benz automobile factory. In Stuttgart, the heart of Germany's technological belt, tourists can visit the Daimler-Benz Automobile Museum, which displays both vintage and newer-model cars.
Germany is famous for its high-speed freeways. These Autobahnen , or "limited-access expressways," extend across 10,955 km of the country. Expressways are just one aspect of Germany's highly developed transportation system, which also includes the Deutsche Bahn A.G., an extensive passenger-rail system.
Altes Schloss (Old Castle), in Meersburg, is the oldest inhabited castle in Germany. Meersburg was founded in 628 by Dagobert, the king of the Franks, who is believed to have laid the cornerstone for the castle. In the early 1800s, amid plans to tear down the edifice, a baron acquired it and used it to house artists and writers. The castle remains privately owned, but much of it has been turned into a public museum.