Napoleon I, Emperor of France for almost a decade, once said that the history and politics of a country are strongly influenced by its geography. This certainly holds true for Germany. Since our country is located right in the heart of Europe, Germany has more neighbors than the nations on the edge of the continent: it rubs shoulders with no less than nine neighboring states. So Germany has always been a transit country for people, goods and ideas. The territory of the Federal Republic of Germany extends approximately 900 kilometers (560 miles) from north to south and more than 600 kilometers (370 miles) from east to west, traversing a variety of landscape zones. Starting from the North Sea Coast with the Wadden Sea and its islands and marshes, one crosses lowlands which can be hilly in places, particularly along the Baltic coast, and which extend right down to the mountainous areas in the south in extensive basins. Eventually one reaches the Alps via the lower ranges, which are...

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