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GenUN MUN 2013
Country profile - Germany
Capital
Berlin
Government
Federal republic
Languages
German
Ethnicity
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1%
Religions
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Economy &
wealth
GDP: $3.60 trillion (world rank 4)
GDP per capita: $43,865 (world rank 21)
6.5% unemployment rate
15.5% below the poverty line)
Gave $13 billion in development aid in 2010 – fourth largest aid donor
Leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, and household equipment. Benefits from a highly
skilled labour force.
Population,
human
development
& society
16th most populous country in the world, with 81 million people
80.32 years life expectancy
3.48 per 1,000 infant mortality rate
99% literacy rate
Rating of 79 on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (0 = perceived as
highly corrupt, 100 = perceived as very clean)
Military, arms
and defence
$45.8 billion (1.5% of GDP) annual military spend
185,498 troops
Stores 20-40 nuclear warheads from the United States on its territory
Arms export world rank: 5; arms import world rank: 43
Voted for the Arms Trade Treaty. Statement: “Germany has fought hard for a strong, robust
and effective Arms Trade Treaty and we would have been willing to go one step further. We
are proud of the result we have achieved together with our partners. This is a good treaty. It
covers the most important conventional weapons, including small arms and light weapons,
and their ammunitions. The Arms Trade Treaty will improve transparency and increase
accountability in the international arms trade. This treaty can save lives. It will reduce human
suffering and make the world a safer place.”
UN and other
international
relations
Contributed 7.1% to the UN’s $5.15 billion two-year budget (third-largest contributor) and 8%
of the UN’s $7.84 billion peacekeeping budget (fourth-largest contributor)
Contributed 193 people to the UN’s 93,368 uniformed peacekeeping personnel
Seen as a strong candidate for a permanent seat in an expanded Security Council, should
this be agreed
Member of the G8 and G20; European Union and Eurozone; and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation
Human rights treaties: all major treaties ratified except the Intl Convention on the Protection
of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (not signed)