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Bank Holidays in Germany for 2008, 2009, 2010

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a country in Central Europe. Germany is a federal parliamentary republic of sixteen states (Länder, Bundesländer), which are further subdivided into 439 districts (Kreise) and cities. The capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the G8, the G4 nations, and signed the Kyoto protocol. It is the world's third largest economy.

Berlin – the capital and largest city. Frankfort on the Main (Frankfurt am Main) is Germany's main financial center.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Germany is 0.935, (22nd, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Euro (€) (EUR). Gini coefficient – 28.3%. Fiscal year – Calendar year. Inflation (CPI) – 1.7%. Public debt – $1.93 trillion (66.8% of $2.89 trillion, nominal GDP). from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main industries – iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles.

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: CET (UTC+1). Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC+2).

* - the date changes according to the year
** - Not an official public holiday, but all financial and stock exchange activities, most bank as well as most businesses are closed.

Exist holidays, that are celebrating only in several regions.

Sixteen states (Länder, Bundesländer) of Germany:

- BW, Baden Wuerttemberg
- BY, Bavaria
- BE, Berlin
- BB, Brandenburg
- HB, Bremen
- HH, Hamburg
- HE, Hesse
- MV, Mecklenburg West Pomerania
- NI, Lower Saxony
- NW, Northrhine Westphalia
- RP, Rhineland Palatinate
- SL, Saarland
- ST, Saxony Anhalt
- SH, Schleswig Holstein
- SN, Saxony
- TH, Thuringia