European Council Simulation Country Report -- GERMANY
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By Rosie Hulman
BASIC DATA: Needs to be updated!!!
Area: 357,021 sq km
Population: 82,422,299
Ethnic Composition: German 91.5%, Turkish
2.4%, other 6.1%
GOVERNMENT:
Type: Federal Republic
Head of Government: Angela Merkel (Christian
Democrat)
Party Control in Parliament*: CDU/CSU: 226;
SPD: 222; FDP: 61; Left Party: 54; Greens: 51.
ECONOMY:
GDP: $2.48 trillion
Per capita GDP (PPP): $30,100 (EU = $28,100)
GDP Growth: 2.6% (2006)
Govt. Spending (% GDP): 46.7%
Public Debt (% GDP): 67.3%
Labor Force by Occupation: Agriculture: 2.8%;
Industry: 33.4%; Services: 63.8%
Export Partners: France 10.2%, US 8.8%, UK
7.9%, Italy 6.9%, Netherlands 6.1%, Belgium 5.6%,
Austria 5.4%, Spain 5.1% (2005)
Import Partners: France 8.7%, Netherlands 8.5%,
US 6.6%, China 6.4%, UK 6.3%, Italy 5.7%, Belgium
5%, Austria 4%
*Seats or % of seats in main national legislative chamber
General National Orientation toward Europe:
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Position on Key Issues: (a) The current economic crisis; (b) Improving transatlantic
relations; (c) A common EU energy policy; (d) EU relations with Russia; (e) EU action
to assist the closing of Guantanamo; (f) Ensuring the passage of the Lisbon Treaty;
(g) Promoting the ‘Lisbon Strategy’ to increase EU competitiveness.
Primary Goals for Your Country at the European Council:
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