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German Holidays 2009, 2010
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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. Frankfurt 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).
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). |
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| Holidays for all federal states | 2009 | 2010 |
| New Year's Day | January 1 (Thu) | January 1 (Fri) |
Good Friday*
Catholic or protestant | April 10 (Fri) | April 2(Fri) |
Easter Monday*
Catholic or protestant | April 13 (Mon) | April 5 (Mon) |
| Labor Day/May Day | May 1(Fri) | May 1(Sat) |
Ascension*
Catholic or protestant | May 21 (Thu) | May 13 (Thu) |
Whit Monday*
Catholic or protestant
(seven weeks after Easter Monday) | June 1 (Mon) | May 24 (Mon) |
National Day
Tag der Einheit (Day of Unity) | October 3 (Sat) | October 3 (Sun) |
Bank holidays **
(banks are closed) | December 24 (Thu) | December 24 (Fri) |
Christmas Day
Catholic or protestant | December 25 (Fri) | December 25 (Sat) |
2nd Christmas Day
also St. Stephen's Day | December 26 (Sat) | December 26 (Sun) |
Bank holidays **
(banks are closed) | December 31 (Thu) | December 31 (Fri) |
* - 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.
| Holidays | 2009 | 2010 |
Epiphany
BW, BY, ST | January 06 (Tue) | January 06 (Wed) |
Corpus Christi
BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL | June 11 (Thu) | June 03 (Thu) |
Assumption Day
BY, SL | August 15 (Sat) | August 15 (Sun) |
Reformation Day
BB, MV, SN, ST, TH | October 31 (Sat) | October 31 (Sun) |
All Saints' Day
BW, BY, NW, RP, SL | November 01 (Sun) | November 01 (Mon) |
Penance Day
SN | November 18 (Wed) | November 17 (Wed) |
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
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