Facts About Germany Tourist Information

Germany is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. Germany has extraordinary diverse landscape and with its historical heritage, arts, and culture, millions of people flock Germany to explore its nature and history. Tourists from the European Unions do not need a visa to visit Germany. Moreover, citizens from USA, Canada, Japan, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland need only a passport (no visa) for visits up to three months.






Most of the Visitors from Asia and Africa will need to obtain a prior visa for visiting Germany. Although the climate of Germany may vary with season but one should be ready for anything because the weather can be often unreliable. However, in summer, the weather in Germany is normally stable with temperatures around 25 degree centigrade. Winter can be quite cold and the best season is the spring. When it comes to time zones in Germany, it follows CET, Central European Time and it is six hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time) of USA and one hour ahead of GMT or UTC. The currency is Euro, credit cards are not very common and the acceptable cards are American Express, Diners and also Master and Visa.

Facts About Germany Information On Germany

Germany is officially known as Federal Republic of Germany. and it follows political system of Federal Parliamentary Republic. The official language of Germany is German and the largest city and capital of Germany is Berlin. Germany is member of European Union and has Euro currency. Todays Germany holds a key position not only in the Europe but also globally in the economics and political affairs. Germany shares borders with more countries in the Europe than any other country.





Neighbors of Germany include nations like Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland and Czech Republic. For administration, Germany is divided into 16 states that are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Major states include Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, Brandenburg, North Rhine, and Saxony, among others. Major cities of Germany include Munich, Dresden, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Hanover and Kiel, to name the few. Germany is well known for its large number of zoological parks and national parks containing numerous species of plants, flora and fauna.