Includes bibliographical references and index.

Territory and Population -- Lander (area and population) -- Principal Towns (population) -- Key Historical Events -- A United Germany -- The Romans and Celtic Tribes -- The Frankish Empire -- The First Reich -- Holy Roman Empire -- Hapsburg Dynasty -- The Reformation -- Rise of Prussia -- Fall of the Holy Roman Empire -- Towards German Unification -- The Bismarck ERa -- The Second Reich -- The First World War -- The Weimar Republic -- The Third Reich -- The Second World War -- Post-War Germany and the Cold War -- The Federal Republic -- Cultural Briefing -- Architecture and Design -- Romanesque -- Gothic -- Renaissance -- Baroque and Rococo -- Neo-Classicism -- Modern and Contemporary Movements -- The Third Reich -- Painting and Sculpture -- 9th-15th century -- 10th century -- Gothic -- Renaissance -- Baroque and Rococo -- Neo-Classicism -- Romanticism -- Realism and Naturalism -- Impressionism -- Expressionism -- Die Brucke -- Der Blaue Reiter -- Neue Sachlichkeit -- Early 1950s -- 1960s -- 1970s to the Present -- Neue Wilde -- Music -- Middle Ages -- Renaissance -- Baroque -- The Viennese School -- The Romantics -- Modern Germany -- Literature and Theatre -- Middle Ages -- The Baroque -- The Age of Enlightenment (Aufklarung) -- Sturm und Drang -- Neo-Classicism -- The Romantic Movement -- Naturalism and Realism -- Existentialist Movement -- National Socialism -- Post-War Period -- Cinema -- Silent Films -- Sound Films of the 1930s -- Post-War Films -- Major Cities -- Berlin -- Tiergarten-Kulturforum -- Kunstbibliothek/Kupferstichkabinett -- Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Applied Arts) -- Neue Nationalgalerie -- Musikinstrumenten-Museum -- Museumsinsel (Museum Island) -- Pergamon Museum -- Alte Nationalgalerie -- Bodemuseum -- Altes Museum (Old Museum) -- Dahlem-Museen (Dahlem Museums) -- The Reichstag -- Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) -- Schloss Charlottenburg -- Apartments of Frederick I and Sophie-Charlotte (Historische Raume) -- Knobelsdorff Wing (Neuer Flugel) -- Gallery of Romanticism (Nationalgalerie) -- Royal Apartments -- Schlosspark -- Potsdamer Platz -- Alexander Platz -- Philharmonie -- Hamburg -- Hamburger Kunsthalle (Fine Arts Museum) -- Galerie der Gegenwart -- Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe (Museum of Decorative Arts) -- Aussenalster -- Hamburg Hafen (Port of Hamburg) -- Harbour cruises -- Hadag -- Grosse Michaelskirche -- Fernsehturm (Television Tower) -- Munich (Munchen) -- Residenz -- Residenz Museum -- Porcelain Chambers -- Schatzkammer (Treasury) -- Altes Residenztheater (Old Residence Theatre) -- Schloss Nymphenburg -- Marstallmuseum -- Nymphenburger Porzellan Sammlung Bauml -- Museum Mensch und Natur -- Botanical Garden -- Alte Pinakothek -- Neue Pinakothek -- Deutsches Museum -- BMW Museum -- Landmarks -- Marienplatz and the Old Town -- Cologne (Koln) -- Romische-Germanisches Museum -- Heinrich-Boll-Platz -- Wallraf-Richartz Museum -- Museum Ludwig -- Agfa-Foto-Historama -- Beatles Museum -- The Kolner Dom (Cathedral) -- The Old Town -- Rathaus (Town Hall) -- Romanesque Churches -- Gross St. Martin -- St. Maria im Kapitol -- St. Gereon -- Frankfurt am Main -- Museumsufer -- Stadelsches Kunstinstitut und Stadtische Galerie -- Museum fur Kunsthandwerk (Museum of Applied Arts) -- Deutsches Filmmuseum (German Museum of Cinema) -- Museum fur Post und Kommunikation (Museum of Post and Communication) -- Deutsches Architektur-Museum (German Architecture Museum) -- Romerberg (Old Town) -- Dom (Bartholomauskirche) -- Kaisersaal (Imperial Hall) -- Paulskirche (St. Paul's Church) -- Goethe Haus (Birthplace of Goethe) -- Zoo -- Bonn -- Beethoven Geburtshaus (Birthplace of Beethoven) -- Munster Basilika (Collegiate Church) -- Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland -- Kunstmuseum Bonn (Bonn Museum of Art) -- Deutsche Museum Bonn -- Poppelsdorfer Schloss -- Dusseldorf -- Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen -- Hochschule fur bildende Kunste -- Kunstmuseum -- Schloss Jagerhof -- Goethe Museum -- Dusseldorf Schauspielhaus -- Oper am Rhein -- Leipzig -- Agyptisches (Egyptian) Museum -- Grassi Museum Complex -- Musikinstrumenten-Museum -- Museum fur Volkerkunde (Museum of Ethnology) -- Museum fur Kunsthandwerk (Museum of Arts and Crafts) -- Battle of Leipzig/Battle of the Nations Monument -- Opernhaus -- Neues Gewandhaus -- Thomaskirche -- Bach Museum -- Dresden -- Albertinum -- Zwinger -- Katholische Hofkirche (Cathedral of St. Trinitatis) -- Royal Dresden Palace -- Taschenberg Palais -- Zoo -- Botanical Gardens -- Political and Financial Profiles -- Johannes Rau -- Gerhard Schroder -- Joschka Fischer -- Hans Eichel -- Wolfgang Schauble -- Edmund Stoiber -- Ernst Welteke -- Oskar Lafontaine -- Helmut Kohl -- Konrad Adenauer -- Willy Brandt -- Helmut Schmidt -- Local Government -- Defence -- Budget -- Strength of Armed Forces -- Paramilitary Forces -- Conscription -- Nuclear Capability -- Policy -- International Relations -- Economy -- Performance -- Budget -- Currency -- Banking and Finance -- Deutsche Bundesbank -- Private Commercial Banks -- Selected Commercial Banks -- Central Bank of Co-operative Banking System -- Public Law Credit Institutions -- Bankers Organizations -- Stock Exchange -- Weights and Measures -- Energy and Natural Resources -- Environmental Policy -- Electricity -- Oil and Gas -- Minerals -- Agriculture -- Forestry -- Fisheries -- Industry -- Top Ten Companies -- Labour -- Trade Unions -- Trade Union Organization -- International Trade -- Imports and Exports -- Trade Fairs -- Communications -- Roads -- Rules of the Road -- Rail -- Civil Aviation -- Shipping -- Shipping Organizations -- Telecommunications -- Postal Services -- Social Institutions -- Justice -- Religion -- Religious Organizations -- Education -- Health -- Welfare -- Culture -- Broadcasting -- Television -- Radio -- Foreign Radio Stations -- Theatre -- Press -- Daily Newspapers -- Sunday and Weekly Newspapers -- Periodicals -- News Agencies -- Foreign Bureaux -- Press and Journalists Associations -- Publishing in Germany -- Publishers -- Libraries -- Sport -- The Top Ten Sports -- Tourism -- Tourist Headquarters -- Central Hotel Reservations -- Central Car Hire Reservations -- Etiquette -- Social -- Business -- Festivals and Millennium Events -- Millennium Events -- Annual Festivals -- Public Holidays -- Diplomatic Representatives -- Other German Embassies in the EU -- Major German Embassies Worldwide -- EU Embassies in Germany -- Major non-EU Embassies in Germany -- Embassy Addresses -- Tourist and Hotel Guides -- The Lander -- Baden-Wurttemberg -- Bavaria -- Berlin -- Brandenburg -- Bremen -- Hamburg -- Hessen -- Lower Saxony -- Mecklenburg-West Pomerania -- North Rhine-Westphalia -- Rhineland-Palatinate -- Saarland -- Saxony -- Saxony-Anhalt -- Schleswig-Holstein -- Thuringia.