Germany is a country in the continent of Europe. Germany is the second most populated country following Russia. Over eighty million people live in the country. Germany is located in central Europe surrounded by Denmark; Switzerland; Netherlands; France; Russia; Belgium; Austria; Poland and the Czech Republic. Influence from these countries contributes to some of the customs and cultures of Germany.
In the United States, most of us have about two meals a day, usually skipping breakfast or lunch. In Germany, they eat at least three times a day. For the extra two meals, they had coffee and pastries for a second breakfast and late afternoon crackers and meat made for the other extra meal. Lunch is the biggest meal of the day in Germany. Open-faced sandwiches are served frequently and are eaten with a fork and a knife. They also eat eel, which is eaten with the fingers or a plate full of asparagus's.
Germany has very fertile terrain, ample water sources and a productive climate. This leads to rich sources in beef, dairy cattle, sheep, and pigs. Pork, Schweinshaxe and Saumagen are the three main traditional pork dishes. Schweinshaxe is braised pork and Saumagen is pork stomach. Germany is one of the few European countries abundant in meat because the number of meat dishes they make.
Germany is the fifth largest economy in the world and the largest economy in Europe. Germany is also one of the biggest exporters in the world. Germany is rich in lumber, iron ore, salt, uranium, nickel, copper and natural gas. Germany is the second world’s largest producer of cars and the second largest consumers of beer. German is the most spoken language in Germany. There are 5 most used immigrant languages they are: Turkish, Kurdish, Polish, the Balkan languages and Russian. The 3 less used languages often spoken in Germany are Danish, Sorbian and Frisian. Christianity is the most dominant religion in Germany with about 60% of the