Germany is situated in Central Europe, bordered by  Denmark, Poland,  Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and  Netherlands. Germany is a federal parliamentary republic of sixteen states. It has a civil or statute law system that is based on Roman law with some references to Germanic law.

Germany is the world's third largest economy and largest goods exporter in 2007. Manufacturing is the mainstay of the Germany economy with the export sector dominated by autos and machinery. Germany is also recognized as a scientific and technological leader in several fields such as wind turbines and solar power technology. Due to its highly developed infrastructure and modern communication networks, Germany strongly attracts foreign investors. Now, the world’s 500 largest corporations are present in Germany.