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The following links were found on 02/05/14:

http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/04/erdogan-urges-germany-to-back-turkey-eu-bid/

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/germany-government.html

http://www.ask.com/question/what-do-the-colors-of-germany-s-flag-stand-for

The following links were found on 02/06/14:

http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/referenceinfo/tg_ian_001874.asp

http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/german-unity.html

http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/germany_e.htm

http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=143

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This article is about Turkey requesting Germany to back up their bid to get into the EU. This ties into our unit, as we have spoken about the issue with Turkey not being able to join the EU before.

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Visiting Berlin, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Germany to give greater backing to his country's bid to join the EU.

He stressed the role Ankara could play in conflict resolution, for instance, arguing that Turkish membership would benefit the bloc.

"The financial crisis, the global crisis, the Arab spring and events in Syria and Egypt have shown that the European Union needs Turkey more than Turkey needs the EU," he told the German Council on Foreign Relations think-tank.

"We expect and hope that Germany will fully support us on the path to the European Union and in the accession process. We want Germany to do more," Erdogan added, saying that Berlin's backing so far had not been adequate.

Last week he won cautious support for the EU bid from France's President Francois Hollande, but the German Chancellor seemed unconvinced.

Stressing that the negotiations are an "open-ended process" and that they must progress, Angela Merkel said: "It is no secret and I haven't changed my opinion, I am skeptical about Turkey being a full member of the European Union."

Erdogan did appear to have won a concession from Merkel on the unblocking of two crucial chapters in accession talks: Chapter 23 that deals with judiciary and fundamental rights and 24 on justice, freedom and security.

"I am in favour of unblocking 23 and 24," she said.

The European Commissioner in charge of enlargement, Stefan Fuele, has argued that opening up these chapters would be an effective way of tackling Turkey's poor human rights record.

Merkel also said an exchange would be held in judicial matters between Germany and Turkey, whose government has been hit by a corruption scandal.

A few hundred members of Germany's Turkish minority of three million people protested at Erdogan's visit, by Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

Many denounced alleged corruption.

Erdogan has cast the scandal at home as a "judicial coup" meant to undermine him ahead of elections.

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Erdogan urges Germany to back Turkey EU bid

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Visiting Berlin, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Germany to give greater backing to his country's bid to join the EU. He stressed the role Ankara could play in conflict resolution, for instance, arguing that Turkish membership would benefit the bloc.

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Germany has a federal government. They are a Parliamentary Democracy, with a head of state, a Chancellor(who is in charge), and a bi-cameral Parliament.

There are no current or recent tensions within the German government.

There are signs of devolution since the fall of Hitler in 1945, as the country went from being an autocracy to being a Federal, Parliamentary Democracy. There are now several local governments that have a lot of freedom to make rules, and the central government reserves their right to create laws on only a few things, like finance and military decisions.

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Germany's flag consists of three equal bars of black, red, and gold/yellow. The black stands for determination, the red for bravery, and the yellow/gold stands for generousity. These are also the country's colors.

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I believe that Germany's shape is a mix between a compact state and a prorupted state, as the distance from the center seems to be the same till you see the bottom of the country, which sticks out compared to the rest. Germany is not currently facing any problems because of its shape.

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No regional organizations were found.

International:

G-8: No Date Found

COE: 1950

OSCE: 1950

Supranational:

EU 1957

UN: 1973

NATO: 1957

WTO: 1955

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Germany's boundaries which lie on physical boundaries are circled in yellow. These two boundaries are with the sea, on one side with the Baltic Sea, and on the other side with the North Sea. Germany's only border dispute as of now is circled in red. This dispute is with the Netherlands, over a small part of the water boundary they share.This boundary was brought on when A Dutch company drilled into an area by the boundary, and either side claims the land for itself. This dispute is over more of a frontier than a boundary, and it is not yet resolved.

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I don't think the boundaries were placed very well in accordance to the many rivers(physical features) of Germany. I think the only ones well placed according to this are the Sea Borders.

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Part of the land of Germany was taken out, when other countries formed, after the separation of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1945, after the end of WWII, Germany was separated into West Germany and East Germany, East Germany being ruled by the Soviet Union, and West Germany under the control of France, Great Britain, and the United States. Germany's Berlin Wall was taken down, and the country that we know today was established in 1949.

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Germany on a map of the European Union

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I couldn't find a picture of 1947, but in 1945, Germany was split , as it was after the second World War.

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A picture of Germany in Europe 1920

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Germany Exists as part of the Holy Roman Empire: