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Many
people
question every day how life is for people in other parts of the
world. The purpose of this site is to better inform you about the
conditions of children's lives in Germany. You will find out in
this site that Germany is the way it is today due to its very unstable
history. We hope you learn something new about children in
Germany from our site, so continue on.
Germany's Basics
Germany is a key member of Europe's economic, political, and defense organazations, since it is the most populous nation in Europe. Of Germany's 80 million people, only about 91% of them are German. The remaining 9% is divided between Turkish, Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Spanish people. The German government is a Federal Republic. Germany's economy has become one of the slowest growing economies in Europe, but its sheer size still makes it Europe's largest economy.
| Total Population | 82,424,609 |
| Population
under 14 |
14.7% |
| Birth
Rate |
8.45/1000
ppl. |
| Size
of Household |
3-4 |
| Life
Expectancy |
78.54
years |
| Infant
Mortality |
4.2/1000 |
The majority of the German population falls into the age group of 20-60. The size of the typical family is two parents and one or two children. The ratio of male to female in Germany is about 1 to 1. The main religion practice in Germany is Protestant or Roman Catholic. 99% of all the population is literate.
Germany consists of fifteen states combined under a Federal Republic. It is located in Western Europe between several other German speaking countries. The Basic Law is the German constitution.
References
Brittanica
Student Encyclopedia.
2004. "Germany." Encyclopedia
Brittanica Online. Retrieved November 10, 2004.
http://search.eb.com/eb/article?tocId=9106260&query=Germany&ct=
German Federal Foreign Office. 2003. "Facts about Germany." Berlin, Germana. Retrieved November 12, 2004. http://tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/453.0.html
Gordeeva, Tatyana. 1998. "German Culture." Retrieved November 12, 2004. http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/facts/bl_society.htm
The purpose of this
website
is to inform
viewers about the status of children in Germany. This site was created
by Julie Bernzweig, Christina Carpenter, Sarah Mayhall, and Lorena
Quintana as part of a collaborative web project for the first year
writing seminar Children & Society at Tulane University taught by Professor April
Brayfield.
This is not a professional website. This site was
compiled in
less than a month as a final project for our course. The information in
this website is a combination of the profesional
research we have cited and our own ideas.
We
would like to thank our consultant, Dr. Marina Adler, whose
correspondance allowed us to gain a greater understanding of children
in Germany and Professor Brayfield for her help and patience in the
creation of this site.
Updated December 7, 2004
Updated December 7, 2004