Germany is known to be one of the largest and most powerful economies in the world. It is located in Central and Western Europe, and stretches along the Baltic and North Seas. The country covers a total of 357,022 sq km, 348,672 sq km with land and 8,350 sq km with water. Germany shares borders with nine other countries, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, and The Netherlands. Germany is the seventh largest country in Europe, and the 62nd largest in the world (CIA World Factbook, 2016). The capital of Germany is Berlin, but it also surrounded by many other major cities (Leipzig, Munich, Stuttgart, Aachen, Nuremberg, Bonn, Heidelberg, and Cologne) to name a few.

There is also the household consumption of 53.7%, government 19.7%, investments in fixed capital 19.9%, exports 45.9% and imports -38.4% that make up the country’s GDP composition. The automotive, engineering, and chemical industries are some of the major industries in Germany economy that contribute to the nation’s GDP.