Traditions & Culture: German culture has spanned the entire German-speaking world. From its roots, culture in Germany has been shaped by major intellectual and popular currents in Europe, both religious and secular. Christianity is the dominant religion, with 65 to 70 percent of the population identifying themselves as Christian. Germany celebrates many of the traditional Christian holidays, including Christmas and Easter.

Food: Germans love rich, hearty cuisine, though each area of Germany has its own definition of what a traditional meal looks like. Pork is the most consumed meat, according to the German Food Guide. Bratwurst, a form of sausage, is closely associated with German food. Cabbage, beets, and turnips are commonly incorporated into meals, as they are native to the region, and potatoes and sauerkraut are also stars of German cuisine. Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage, and the country is known as the birthplace of a number of beer varieties, including Pilsner, Weizenbier (wheat beer) and Alt.

Safety: There are many reasons why you can feel at home in Germany: It is recognized as one of the most peaceful countries in the world. Germany has largely been untouched by serious natural disasters. Obviously, every city and every neighborhood are different, and broad generalizations may not reflect your personal experience or your feelings of safety. However, as a whole, Germany is a country with a low crime rate, and an even lower one if you are only looking at violent crimes.

Welfare: Welfare services provide information and advice in relation to students’ social and economic situations. They offer guidance and help students make decisions, and thereby help achieve socio-political and educational policy goals. 46 Studentenwerkeis on such organization which offer social welfare advice for students.

Health: Germany’s healthcare services and social security scheme have a good reputation. Healthcare in Germany is divided into two sectors, the gesetzlicheKrankenversicherung (public health insurance) and the private Krankenversicherung (private medical care).All Germans and legal residents of Germany are entitled to healthcare. In fact it has become illegal not to be insured, and having some sort of medical insurance is thus a requirement when planning to study in Germany.

Transport: Germany’s rail system is operated almost entirely by Deutsche Bahn (www.bahn.com), with a variety of train types serving just about every corner of the country. Also, long-distance bus is a pretty new way of travel in Germany. The two biggest companies are MeinFernbus/Flixbus* and Postbus*, both offering Berlin–Munich starting from 22 EUR / 17 EUR. The travel time is a bit longer, though: 8 hours.And finally, the probably fastest way: flying. Also not necessarily the most expensive. Ryanair just opened a new base in Berlin-Schönefeld, offering a direct flight to Cologne, then there is Air Berlin with many national routes and also Germanwings.

Religion: Germany is a Secular country. In comparison to the 27.7% Roman Catholic Christians and 25.5% Protestant Christians, 37.8% of the population said they were atheists.1 9% of the population claimed to practice some other religion, including other Christian denominations. The largest non-Christian minority religion in Germany (5.1% of the population) is Islam.

Sports: Sports is very huge in Germany and especially football as the German national team has won 4 world cups making the country ranked 2nd when it comes to winning world cups. Other achievements include- 3 European titles