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Germany is one of the world's leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, to the west by France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic.

Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary state, made up of 16 federal states (Länder), which in certain spheres act independently of the Federation.

The Federal Republic of Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 nations, and a founding member of what is now the European Union. More...

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Karl Dönitz (September 16, 1891–December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, who was in command of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and for his 23-day term President of Germany after Adolf Hitler's suicide. During World War I, he served on surface ships before transferring to submarines. He remained in the navy after the war's conclusion and rose in the ranks of the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, becoming a Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) and serving as Commander of Submarines (Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote, B.d.U.) and later Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy (Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine). Under his command, the U-boat fleet fought the famous Battle of the Atlantic. He also served as Reichspräsident for 20 days following Adolf Hitler's suicide.

After the war he was charged and convicted of "crimes against peace" and "war crimes" and served ten years. During his later years, he wrote two autobiographies covering different periods in his life. He died of a heart attack on Christmas Eve, 1980. More...

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• Germany recomends a new vaccine against a virus known to cause cervical cancer (histopathologic image pictured) and starts an awareness campaign to combat it. (DW) - 2007-03-29
• The German cabinet approves a reform of the country's immigration laws that demands more integration efforts from immigrants. (UPI) - 2007-02-29
• In Germany's capital, the Berlin Declaration regarding the European Union's future is signed and the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome is celebrated. (DW) - 2007-03-25
• Porsche announces it will increase its stake in carmaker Volkswagen to just over 30%. (BBC) - 2007-03-25
  More Germany-related news in English can be found at Deutsche Welle and Der Spiegel.
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• 1963 - The ZDF television channel starts broadcasting
• 1931 - Birth of author Rolf Hochhuth, known for his play The Deputy
• 1815 - Birth of statesman Otto von Bismarck, minister-president of Prussia and first Chancellor of Germany
• 2005 - Death of entertainer Harald Juhnke

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• ...that on March 21, 1943, Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff (pictured) tried to kill Adolf Hitler in a suicide attack in Berlin, but failed because Hitler left earlier than expected?
• ...that, after a heavy bomb raid on the city of Heilbronn, raining fragments of the blast were lodged in cattle in the surrounding countryside, and that this meant days of slaughtering for veterinarians?
• ...that the Altdeutsche Tracht, a Renaissance-influenced fashion, was popular in Germany during the last years of the Napoleonic wars as a sign of resistance against "French fashion foolishness"?
• ...that the gravestone of Abraham von Franckenberg, a 17th century mystic, is covered with as yet undeciphered mystical symbols?
• ...that Julius Fromm invented the latex condom in 1914 and marketed his invention under the name Fromms Act until he was forced to sell his business under Nazi rule?
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