After the horror of the two world wars, Germany has left its monarchist and dictatorial past behind, and has finally become a democratic country, embedded in its community of states. Knowledge of the Third Reich is still noticeable in Germany, and you will find signs of it in the modern constitution with its strong focus on freedom and human rights. You can see it at many events and memorials, as well as in constantly political and historical debates. As a consequence of adapting to their very unique history, the Germans have built up a modern humanistic society – broad-minded and peaceable.

At the federal level, there are elections every four years in which allcitizens decide on a new government. There are different parties with varying interests. Everybody is invited to form their own party to try and get votes at the election. Every adult German can apply for political office, such as chancellor or president. In fact, such a political career is the same treadmill everywhere. You don't have to be a millionaire or a member of a famous family to be a successful politician in Germany. German chancellors were formerly lawyers, physicists, economists and mayors.

Germany is a secular country with a separate church and state. The constitution allows each individual to adopt their personal religion as long as others are not restricted and laws are observed.There is broad common sense in Germany concerning the great challenges of the future. People know and appreciate the move from nuclear and fossil-fuel energy towards renewable energy, appreciate immigration, and tend to be a fair community without excessive individual wealth and poverty.

An open-minded and balanced civil society

Germany is safe. Many foreigners from all over the world live together in harmony with the Germans; not merely the average workforce, but also businessmen and tourists.

Take a look at the statistics: Around 70 people die as a result of gun crime in Germany each year. In the USA more than 30,000 people die by gun crime in the same period. The amount of people who die in Germany due to traffic accidents drops yearly at a rate of 4% because of safer cars and constant improvements to the traffic system.

So it's more probable to die of a broken heart than an act of violence or road traffic accident.