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Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to the art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is knows for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.

Germany is part of the temperate, rainy climate zone of the mid-latitudes. And, the sun shines an average of 1,544 hours per year.

While there are regional variations of traditional German food and drink, most German recipes focus heavily on bread, potatoes, and meat, especially pork, as well as plenty of greens such as various cabbages and kale. Cake, coffee, and beer are all highly popular elements of German cuisine as well.