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| Terrain Germany :
| lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south
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| Natural hazards Germany :
| flooding
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| Environment current issues Germany :
| emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive
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| Environment international agreements party to Germany :
| Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
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| Geography note Germany :
| strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea
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| Flag description Germany :
| three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold
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| Agriculture products Germany :
| potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry
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| Industries Germany :
| among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages; shipbuilding; textiles
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