"Wir sind ein volk" or we are one people is the song that the crowds enthusiastically sang on November 9, 1989 as East Germans started demolition of the oppressive Berlin Wall (erected in 1961 to stop the refugees crossing to west Berlin), the single most important symbol that separated Germany. Then a year later, just after midnight on October 3, 1990, Germany was once again unified under one
German National Flag, one people divided after the end of World War II and after almost five decades.
The flag of the unified Germany is a tricolor consisting of three equal horizontal bands of black, red and gold, the official national colors. This color had played an important role in the history of Germany, and is blessed with various meanings. It signifies among others republican democracy formed after World War II and represents the meaning of German unity and freedom - not only for the country but also for personal freedom of the German people.
Germany has evolved to be Europe's strongest economic and industrial power, and also ranks as the most populous country outside of Russia. It's over 82million inhabitants are diverse and occupies the fertile northern plains that stretch to the far south, up to areas bordering the Baltic Sea, to the central highlands and even the rugged and mountainous region of the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) and the Alps.
For years, Germany has become a magnet for foreign workers as some 7.3 million had made it their home. German industry is known the world over, like car giants Daimler Chrysler and Volkswagen, telecommunications pioneer Siemens; or the high-end Transrapid System that uses the maglev railway technology and Nordex wind turbines a new technology developed that is absolutely environment friendly.
by:
The Flagman
