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Outside of what was directly annexed into Germany were the regional territories created in occupied lands. In many areas, occupied territories called Reichskommissariat were set up. In the occupied Soviet Union territories, these included the Reichskommissariat Ostland and Reichskommissariat Ukraine. In northern Europe, there was the Reichskommissariat Niederlande (Netherlands) and Reichskommissariat Norwegen (Norway) which were designed to foster German colonization. In 1944, a Reichskommissariat was founded in Belgium and northern France, previously known as the Military Administration of Belgium and North France, where travel restrictions were enforced in order to foster German colonization.
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Germany is the world's third-largest economy and the largest in Europe. The German economy showed substantial improvement in 2007 at 2.5% growth due to the effect of recent economic reforms and strong global economic growth. The export-led recovery is now filtering through to the domestic economy where private consumption has long been at a low level. With a more sluggish global economy, lower growth is expected for 2008.
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Germany has one of the largest Instant Messaging communities in Europe, with an estimated 12 Million Users as of September 2007. According to Forrester's June 2007 report "European Online Young Consumers Love IM", 41% of European teenagers are interested in getting instant messaging on their mobile phone.
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MARKDORF, Germany, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) has named Johannes (Hans) W. Werner Director of European Operations for BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems in Markdorf, Germany. He reports to Dan CasaSanta, Vice President and General Manager, Thermal Systems, BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems.
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The Universities of Kiel and Muenster, Germany created Krisennavigator in 1998. The site quickly established itself as the leading resource for German and European professionals seeking reliable data and advice in dealing with critical events.
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The Federal Republic of Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 and the G4 nations, and is a founding member of the European Union. It is the European Union's most populous and most economically powerful member state. Germany ... plays a role as one of the world's major powers.
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