Germany

Germany 2013

Formal Title: Federal Republic of Germany
Short Title: Germany
Capital: Berlin
Government Type: Federal republic
Head of State: President - Joachim Gauck
Head of Government: Chancellor - Angela Merkel

Population
Population: 81,305,856
Population Growth Rate: -0.2%

Popularity and Stability
Government Popularity: 48.5%
International Popularity: 51%
Stability: 80%

Economy
Gross Domestic Product (Official Exchange Rate): US$3,577,000,000,000
Real GDP Growth Rate: 1%
Unemployment Rate: 6%

Government Finances
Total Revenue: US$1,551,000,000,000
Total Expenditure: US$1,588,000,000,000
Debt: US$2,915,305,000,000
Savings: US$149,300,000,000

Moods:

*2012*

+3.00 Domestic Popularity (Germans see this as responsible policymaking by Merkel. CDU is gaining support in large city centers)
-1.00 Domestic Popularity (The environmentalists are divided, some think that this could harm the birds while others would prefer wind energy over the alternative such as nuclear energy
-$50,000,000 in funding provided by the Environment Ministry. More results in Q2 of 2013

*2013*

-4 Popularity (People are worried. First Greece, now Italy? What next? France?)

*2012*

Many are concerned with these developments
-3.00 Domestic Popularity (People see this as being a powder keg ready to explode and while people don't want to support a nation that seems intent on provoking Russia they worry about the implications this might have.

*2013*

-3 Domestic Popularity (Many in Northern Germany and parts of Eastern Germany support the NPD in a general sense. But others such as those close to Berlin and Southern Germany are fearful of the NPD's growth in the past year within Germany.)
-4 International Popularity (Many in the international community are concerned with what they see as an increased support in Germany for far right elements rather than the generally moderative elements of the NPD.

*2012*

-3.00 Domestic Popularity (German citizens were the highest number of people killed in these attacks, Germans are angry that this has happened many of whom are waiting for an official response on this)
German Expats extremely on edge in Kenya now

*2012*

+3.00 Domestic Popularity (Germans see this as responsible usage of military force by Merkel.)
+3.00 International Popularity (Germany is stepping up to the plate, this pleases a LOT of nations around the globe)