A little geographic information about Germany

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Today, I am going to share to you the things that I have learned at school. The information that I am going to give you might come out in your Deutsch Orientierungskurs Prüfung (German Orientation Course Exam). But don't worry and don't be pressured, the examination is just easy. Everyone of my classmates passed the exam.

Germany or Deustchland is a country located in Europe (Central Europe to be specific). There are 9 neighbooring countries (die Nachbarländer) that surrounds Germany.

• Switzerland - die Schweiz
• Austria - Osterreich
• France - Frankreich
• Poland - Polen
• Denmark - Dänemark
• Belgium - Belgien
• Luxemburg - Luxemburg
• Czech Republic - Tschechien
• Netherlands - die Niederlande

Image from http://www.deutschland.de

Germany consists of 16 States (just like the 50 states of the USA-United States of America). These 16 States (Bundesländer) are:

State (Bundesland)	Capital (Haupstadt)	Area-km² (Fläche)	Population (Einwohner)
Baden-Württemberg	Stuttgart	35,751	10,717,000
Bayern	München	70,549	12,444,000
Berlin	Berlin	892	3,400,000
Brandenburg	Potsdam	29,478	2,568,000
Bremen	Bremen	404	663,000
Hamburg	Hamburg	755	1,735,000
Hessen	Wiesbaden	21,114	6,098,000
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Schwerin	23,178	1,720,000
Niedersachsen	Hannover	47,619	8,001,000
Northrhine-Westfallen	Düsseldorf	34,084	18,075,000
Rhineland-Pfaltz	Mainz	19,853	4,061,000
Saarland	Saarbrücken	2,569	1,056,000
Sachsen	Dresden	18,415	4,296,000
Sachsen-Anhalt	Magdeburg	20,445	2,494,000
Schleswig-Holstein	Kiel	15,763	2,829,000
Thuringen	Erfurt	16,172	2,355,000
Germany (Bundesrepublic Deutschland)	Berlin	357,046	82,500,000

Germany's popluation is about 82.5 million and the most populated state is Nordrhein Westfalen with a population of 18 million. Perhaps the reason why Nordrhein Westfalen is the most populated state is because the place have many industries (can't give you some information about this since I live in the state of Bavaria).

German Language Certificate B1

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Guess what? Last week I have just received a letter from BFZ, the school where I attended my German classes. Here is a snippet from the mail:
"anbei schicke ich Ihnen das Prüfungergebnis des Zertifikats Deutsch. Sie Haben die Prüfung bestanden. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!"

Do you know what that means? Here is the English Translation:
I am sending you the test result of the German Language Certificate Exam, enclosed with this mail. You have passed the exam! Congratulations!

I am very happy that I have passed the test. And now I already have the Official German Language Certificate B1 in my hands. What does this German Language Certificate look like? Here is what the Official German Language Certificate B1 looks:


Surprisingly, I have never thought that the grade/test result of my exam is above 80%! ^_^

So, what does that mean if you already have a German Language Certificate B1 (these text came from the certificate itself)?

Zertifikat Deutsch/telc Deutsch B1 demonstrates the candidate's ability to:

• understand a variety of standards everyday spoken and written texts
• react to the content of such texts
• deal with important language tasks that may occur both in everyday life and at the workplace,
• follow and take an active part in everyday conversations, both in private and working contexts.

telc (The European Language Certificates) examinations are set centrally and carried out and marked throughout the world according to standardized criteria.

This certificate is only valid if it carries the telc seal.

How did you pass the exam?
Well, I just went to school everyday (like I was a high school student), participated in the class, asked so many questions to my teacher, and worked on my home work.

Don't be scared with the German Language Course, I am 100% sure that you will pass the exam. Why? I may sound cocky but the truth is that B1 certification is easy. It is just the basics of the German Language. Did you pass the exam? I believe you did pass. ^_^