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Germany is a country in Central Europe and is famous because of its’ rich culture and traditions. Germany is the one of the favorite tourist destinations of the world and a number of people flock this country for it’s’ beauty and vivacity. Upright aura, sturdy, serious faces and golden hairs are some of the common physical traits of a German. Germany is the largest economy in Europe, and the fourth largest by the nominal GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the world.

There are various reasons for Germany becoming famous, some of which are listed below.

1. Germany is the world’s top exporter with $1.333 trillion exported in 2006 and generates a trade surplus of $165 billion. Most of the country’s products are in engineering, mostly in automobiles, machinery, metals and chemical goods. In fact, Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines and solar power technology in the world.
2. The automobile industry is among the major components, why the German economy keeps on blooming year after year. Germany is revered across the globe for its’ quality cars and edgy car designs. This country is the third among the largest automobile producers, after Japan and America. Well known global brands are Porsche, Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Chrysler and Daimler Benz. Extraordinary quality, innovation and functionalism make German cars stand apart from other car brands. In fact, each German car speaks of the unique German values and active German life.
3. Of the World’s 500 largest stock market listed companies measured by revenue, the Fortune 500, 37 companies are headquartered in Germany. The biggest are Volkswagen, Allianz, Deutsche Post, Deutsche telecom and BASF. Germany also boats of internationally acclaimed brands such as Adidas and Nivea.
4. Aside from all this, Germany is also famous for its’ Oktoberfest or Munich Beer festival. It started in 1800 when a ceremonious ceremony was started with culinary spectacles and racing horses. After the ceremony people were delighted because of they were served with exquisite culinary piece, also known as beer. This festivity paved way for an annual event, which soon gained popularity throughout the world. This festival is a hell of a beer party with rollercoaster rides, circus performances, live bands and parades! N o wonder there seems to be growing no of participants every year for 16 days of fun and excitement. With different varieties of wines during, you get to have the best time of your life.

Well, the above features definitely make Germany stand apart from the rest of the countries in the world.

South Africa is a country rich in culture, and has been referred to as the “rainbow nation”, a title which illuminates the country’s cultural diversity. The population of South Africa is one of the most complex and diverse in the world. Of the estimated 45 million South Africans, nearly 31 million are black, 5 million white, 3 million colored, and one million Indian. In fact, culture in South Africa is as diverse as you can think of!

Sooth Africa is a multiracial society and defining distinct sub groups by skin color will potentially get you into trouble. Those of African and British descent won’t be too happy to be confused with one another and there are several major and minority groupings in the traditional black cultures. Here are some major races that can be classified in South Africa.

1.Black People
The country’s black are mostly rural inhabitants that lead largely impoverished and simple lives. However, blacks are increasingly getting urbanized and speak English or Afrikaans in addition to their native language, which might be one of the nine Bantu languages with official status since 1994. Culture differences between speakers of the two language groups (Nugni and Sotho) may be compared to those between speakers of German and Italian.

Most are Christians with membership of Anglican and Roman Catholic churches being strong as is the membership of the predominantly black Zion Christian church.

2.White People
The white minority leads lifestyles similar in many respects to Europe, North America and Australia, with sport being immensely popular. The “Braai” (short for barbeque) is another national pastime epitomized by the whites. Most of the English speaking whites are either Anglican or Roman Catholic. Perhaps ninety thousand whites are Jewish, with a similar number being of Portuguese origin.

3.Colored (Mixed-race) people
The mixed race coloreds are, culturally speaking much closer to whites, especially Afrikaans speakers, whose language and cultural beliefs they share, than they are to black South Africans, despite suffering a lot of discrimination under apartheid. A minority of colored’s known as Cape Malays are Muslims.

4.Asian people
Asians protect their own cultural heritage, languages and natural beliefs, being predominantly, Hindu and Muslim speaking mostly English, with Tamil, Telegu and Gujarati being spoken less frequently. Small Chinese, Japanese and Korean populations also exist in South Africa as well. However, during the recent decades the Chinese population has increase d due to the influx of people from China, Taiwan and surrounding nations.

Well, above are some of the races and culture that co-exist in harmony and love in South Africa.