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GERMAN is the language with the
highest number of native speakers in
the European Union.
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Travel to Europe…
38% of European citizens say they can
converse in GERMAN!
120 million people speak
GERMAN in Europe alone!
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Like to chat on the 'Net?
GERMAN is the most commonly used language
used on the Internet after English.
50 million people use GERMAN in
addition to their native language.
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20 million people are studying GERMAN
right now!
GERMAN has existed for at
least 1200 years!
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GERMAN is the #1 language of the
European Union- 24% of the population
speaks it as a native language.
Thousands of Africans study and train
in GERMAN-speaking countries every
year.
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Russia leads the world in learning GERMAN, with
4.6 million people learning GERMAN, followed by
Poland and France. The US ranks 10th in the world
in learning GERMAN.
More than 1100 companies of GERMANspeaking countries have subsidiaries in
the U.S.
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The largest number of GERMAN schools
abroad is in South America.
68% of all Japanese students
study GERMAN.
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One of the world's largest GERMAN
language centers is in Seoul, Korea.
GERMAN is the 3rd most widely spoken language
in Australia, and the GERMAN speaking
countries are the 3rd most important trading
partners of Australia.
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GERMANY is the most important trading
partner for almost all European and
many non-European partners.
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GERMANY is the 5 largest
trading partner of the US
after Canada, Japan, Mexico,
and China.
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More than 750 US companies
do business in GERMANY.
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GERMANS spend the most on tourism
worldwide, and the US is their first
travel destination overseas.
GERMANY is the largest
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market in Europe and the 3
largest market worldwide for
telecommunication products.
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Speaking GERMAN improves business
relationships with partners in
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GERMANY, the 3 largest industrial
nation and one of the most important
exporting countries in the world.
A knowledge of GERMAN improves your chances in
the job market, both with many GERMAN companies
abroad and with foreign companies in GERMANspeaking countries and in the European Union.
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GERMAN is in second place in the field
of scholarly publications.
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GERMAN is important for scientists and
students—40% of scientists in the USA
recommend the study of GERMAN. In
Poland and Hungary the figure is over
70%.
More than 2,000 scholarships and
grants are awarded to US citizens every
year by the Goethe Institute Inter
Nationes, the GERMAN American
Exchange Service, and other
institutions, and foundations.
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With GAPP (GERMAN American
Partnership Program) more than 10,000
students visit each other every year.
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GAPP has connected GERMAN and
American schools for over 25 years and
led to many community exchanges and
city partnerships.
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Further scholarship opportunities are available
through the Congress-Bundestag program, the
American Field Service (AFS), the Carl-Duisberg
Society, Youth for Understanding, the American
Association of Teachers of GERMAN (AATG),
and other organizations.