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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)