OEC

Germany

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Germany is the 3rd largest export economy in the world and the 3rd most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2014, Germany exported $1.41T and imported $1.13T, resulting in a positive trade balance of $271B. In 2014, the GDP of Germany was $3.87T and its GDP per capita was $46.4k. The few top export destinations of Germany are the US with $121B, France $119B, UK $110B and China with $96.7B.

Work Cited

     http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/deu/

Additional Blogs

If you are interested in other international businesses around the world, take a look at these additional links below:

United Kingdom
http://unitedkingdomstout.blogspot.com/

Syria and the Middle East
http://ehdw-intlbiz.blogspot.com/
 
Trans Pacific Partnership
http://tppandnafta.blogspot.com/

The Hanseatic Countries (Northern Europe)
http://northerneurope-balticsea.blogspot.com   

BRICS
http://bumgt260brics.blogspot.com/

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Wisconsin
http://internationalbusiness2017.blogspot.com/

NAFTA (US, MEXICO, CANADA)
http://tppandnafta.blogspot.com/

RANDOM but IMPORTANT International Business Headlines
https://ib260bh.blogspot.com

Introduction

Introduction to the history of Germany

On May 23, 1949 Germany had officially become a country. This country that is located within the heart of Western Europe with a population of about 80.64 million citizens today. This significant country is bordered by Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, the North Sea, and even the Baltic Sea. It is also known that Germany has a specific location which is located on North European Plain. This is also along the entrance of the Baltic Sea as well.  The Government systems within Germany is a federal republic as there chief of the state is known as the president, the head government is the chancellor. As for Germany’s economy, they have a variety of different systems. These systems consist of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning, and government regulation, as they are also a member of the European Union.

Work Cited

Germany: Introduction. Retrieved February 05, 2017, from

       https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/germany