A1 Grand Prix Championship 2009/10

GERMANY

Fast Facts:

Population: 82.4 Million
Capital: Berlin
People: Predominantly Caucasian, with a significant Turkish minority. Germany has also absorbed many refugees from the former Yugoslavia.
Language: German
Religion: 34% Protestant, 34% Catholic, 4% Muslim, 28% unaffiliated or other. There are about 74,000 Jews (the pre-Holocaust figure was over half a million).
Government: Federal Republic
Head of State: President Horst Kohler
Head of Government: Chancellor Gerhard Schroder

Visas: EU citizens can enter on an official identity card. Americans, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders and Japanese just need a valid passport (no visa). Unless you're a citizen of a developing country, you can probably stay up to three months.
Currency: Euro
Time Zone: GMT +1 (Central European Time)
Dialling Code: 00 49
Electricity: 230V, 50Hz
Weights & Measures: Metric
Climate: October to early November can be surprisingly pleasant