Here are some interesting facts about Germany that will hopefully peak your interest.

• One-third of Germany is still covered in forests and woodlands.
• 65% of the highways in Germany (Autobahn as Germans call them) have no imposed speed limit; however, they have a recommended speed limit of 130 km/h.
• Most public German universities offer high-quality education with low tuition or no cost, apart from administrative fees.
• There are around 1,500 breweries in Germany, with over 7,000 sorts of beers available.
• The Germans’ love for beer is also expressed through the popular saying, “Durst wird durch Bier erst schön,” which translates to “Thirst is only beautiful when accompanied by beer.”
• Germany shares borders with nine other countries. Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
• According to the latest statistics, Germany has the largest economy in the EU, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of 4.2 trillion USD, and lies in fourth place in the world behind the US, China, and Japan.
• Germany is one of the world’s largest car producers. Selling 3.4 million cars in 2011. VW’s Golf has been one of the best-selling cars since 1981, and in 2012, it sold more than 240,702 Golfs around Europe. In 2013, the top-selling car brands in Germany were Volkswagen, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW.
• Germany is one of the world’s leading book nations. Publishing around 94,000 titles every year.
• German is the fifth most widely taught language worldwide, after Spanish.
• Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is the longest word to be published. It is 79 letters long.
• There are 35 dialects of the German language.
• Germany has over 300 different kinds of bread and over 1,200 types of cake.
• Germany has more football (soccer for the North Americans) fan clubs than anywhere else.