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Facts about Germany
Economy – Germany has the 3rd largest economy in the world
1) United States
2) Japan
3) Germany
Location – Central Europe
Population – 83,000,000 people
Education – literacy: 99%
Government – democratic, federal, multi-party republic with
representatives chosen
directly by the people.
Medical Care – The Federal Republic of Germany offers a diverse
range of hospitals. Excellent medical care is guaranteed at more
than 2,240 acute care hospitals and about 1,380 prevention and
rehabilitation clinics. There are more than 145,000 practicing
physicians in Germany that have been trained at internationally
renowned medical institutes and they continue to receive further
training in their respective specialist areas throughout their
professional life.
A total of 46 university clinics and teaching hospitals are not only
responsible for training young physicians; each one also takes part
in medical research projects and is specialized in treating highly
complex illnesses. The university clinics are part of an
international network of scientists. Without this international
cooperation, researching innovative forms of therapy would not be
possible.
Due to this combination of internationally renowned,
state-of-the-art medical care and the reasonable costs of treatment,
more and more international patients are interested in receiving
medical care at a German hospital. We can assure you that German
hospitals are very pleased about this development and are happy to
dedicate themselves to the needs of foreign patients.
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