· You don't change a winning team! - Mon 31 May

Germany has existed in many forms, shapes and government types since the Holy Roman Empire. Its current shape has been assumed when East and West joined in 1990. The East is now enjoying the economical and social strength of the West, but at great cost: despite being Former Communists, they are part of "Western Europe" when it comes to Eurovision voting.

And so, this country of 82 million souls has not added to its only victory in 53 years of participation, Nicole's "Ein bißchen Frieden" from 1982.

Facts
Capital: Berlin
Exports: Anything that takes too much skill to be made in China
Number of ATMs: 14
Travel time on the Autobahn between Munich and Hamburg: 20 minutes
Famous Germans: Brothers Grimm, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claudia Schiffer, Steffi Graf, Rollergirl