Welcome to Germany

Berliner Hauptbahnhof Enlarge image (© Auswärtiges Amt, Foto: T. Hoesmann) Here you can find interesting articles about life in Germany, exciting tourist destinations and much much more!

Deutschlandkarte im Kohlfeld

Information on Germany

Here you will find links and references to sources for general information on Germany

Information on Germany

Altstadt mit Burgberg, St. Wiperti und Münzenberg in Quedlinburg

Travel to Germany

Welcome to Germany, the land of diversity. Enchanting beautiful landscapes and fascinating cities, delightful culture and cuisine, a surprising symbiosis of tradition and modernity. Get ready for an omnipresent and heartfelt hospitality; enjoy Germany with all your senses!

Travel to Germany

Skyline in Frankfurt/Main

Interactive Map of Germany

Germany is situated in Central Europe's centre. With approximately 82 million inhabitants it is the most densely populated nation in the European Union. The Federal Republic of Germany is divided into...

Interactive Map of Germany

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News from Germany

Daily news from Germany! What affects Germany? Find out!

News from Germany

Application for Schengen Visa

Visa Requirements

We want to make your arrival in Germany and the Schengen area as easy as possible. Here you can find all the information you need on applying for a visa, along with an application form to download.

Visa requirements

Customs regulations

Customs information by the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Customs regulations

Familie begeistert vor einem Computer

Germany on the Net

Reichstagsgebäude mit Flagge

Germany’s image abroad

Germany is more popular with its European neighbours than you would think. This has been demonstrated by the Germany List, a Europe-wide survey on Germany’s image abroad carried out by the Goethe-Institut, the newspaper “Die Welt” and the radio station “Deutschlandradio Kultur”.

Germany’s image abroad

Dome of the Berlin Reichstag

Germany’s good image in the world

For the fourth time, Germany has emerged from an international poll conducted by the BBC World Service as “the most popular country”. 62 percent of those surveyed from 27 countries around the world believed that Germany’s influence is positive – three percent more than last year.

Germany’s good image in the world

Welcome to Germany

Historic Town Hall in Bamberg

Time and weather in Germany

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German Impressions

Düsseldorf: Gehry Haus © picture-alliance / akg

Düsseldorf: Gehry Haus

Heiligenbrunnen im Schwarzwald © picture-alliance / HB-Verlag

Heiligenbrunnen im Schwarzwald

Hiddensee Leuchtturm © Auswärtiges Amt, CS

Hiddensee Leuchtturm

Murnauer Moos, Bayern © picture-alliance / KPA

Murnauer Moos, Bayern

Usedom Ahlbeck © Bundesbildstelle

Usedom Ahlbeck

Burg Ehrenfels in Bingen am Rhein © dpa

Burg Ehrenfels in Bingen am Rhein

Historic Town Hall in Bamberg © picture-alliance/HB Verlag

Historic Town Hall in Bamberg

Schloß Augustusburg (Deutschland, Brühl bei Köln) © picture-alliance / Helga Lade

Schloß Augustusburg (Deutschland, Brühl bei Köln)

Radler am Rhein © dpa

Radler am Rhein

Oberbaumbrücke an der Spree © dpa/picture-alliance

Oberbaumbrücke an der Spree

Berliner Dom links, Fernsehturm rechts © dpa/picture-alliance

Berliner Dom links, Fernsehturm rechts

Brandenburger Tor © dpa/picture-alliance

Brandenburger Tor

German Impressions

German Information Centre brings Germany to Africa

Meet modern Germany, be informed and enjoy stories about Germany and Africa. The German Information Centre Africa (GIC) is online under www.gicafrica.diplo.de. To stay updated you can subscribe to the GIC RSS-feeds or the newsletter or join the GIC fans on Facebook.

Africa and Germany

Click on the title to read the full story with an African and German focus

Feb 23, 2012 10:45 AM

Former UNEP chief Dr. Klaus Töpfer gives public lecture in South Africa

Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, environmental politics expert and former executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will be the featured guest at a University of Johannesburg public lecture on February 23. Dr. Töpfer, along with a panel of experts, will examine the experiences of recent and past world environment summits to assess the prospects and progress on the transition to a low carbon economy.

Feb 17, 2012 12:15 PM

Intensive dialogue with important African partners

A German-Angolan Binational Commission has been established at Germany's  Foreign Office to help the German Government achieve its goal of strengthening its cooperation with Angola.

Feb 15, 2012 1:19 PM

Zambians celebrate their heroes

Zambia's triumph in the 2012 Arican Cup of Nations came as a surprise to many. Here a short story on the wild celebrations in Zambia by Lusaka-based German journalist and employee of the German Develo...