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Science and technology

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Good morning,

the section Science and technology is vital to German history and present with being a industrial power. So many German inventions can be shared a little section. I think this part is a must have for the Germany page. BauhausFan89 (talk) 05:47, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We do not need a section in this article detailing inventions - that is more appropriately placed at a subarticle. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We need a shorten version to bring peoples attention to the longer linked subarticles. the wide and long history of German inventions and science is a central part of German culture and present day German industrial power. BauhausFan89 (talk) 09:23, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We already have a paragraph about the importance of R&D - that is sufficient. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The two attempts to add the section were more about individual achievements than the country as a whole. E.g. name-dropping. I would think that a general overview (of the country and its circumstances) with a link to a list article like List of German inventions and discoveries or List of German inventors and discoverers would work better. JackTheSecond (talk) 01:33, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Science and technology in Germany exists, although it has similar issues of being quite listy. CMD (talk) 02:16, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
good point. will work on that. BauhausFan89 (talk) 10:47, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed the last post on German Science and Technology. can I post it? its common on all other wiki country pages and only a few lines and one picture. BauhausFan89 (talk) 20:20, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No - as above, what is already there is sufficient. Suggest working on one of the other pages Jack or CMD mentioned. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:37, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
how is the consensus. Science and inventions are a major part of German history and culture. and there is a wide field to introduce. atm one who looks at the wiki article "Germany" has no idea about it. BauhausFan89 (talk) 05:18, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add "Most populous country fully in Europe"

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Replace bit about 2nd most populated european country with that 120.19.164.2 (talk) 11:46, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong European Russia has 110 million people. Undashing (talk) 10:31, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And "European Russia" is not a "country fully in Europe" it is merely that portion of Russia that is in Europe. This is basic English. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 15:12, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

9 pictures in German history

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hi

9 pictures in the history section is common among major countries. can I add one in the last part of German history. its there to cover 35 years of German history. BauhausFan89 (talk) 20:23, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure where the number 9 comes from....but or FA and GA country articles generally have one image for every three or four paragraphs see these at WP:COUNTRYSIZE. That said what image and where are you considering adding this? Moxy🍁 00:28, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
in the last part of history. trying to include Merkel, a known German president and the united Germany yearly celebrations to include major aspects of the last 35 years of German history. BauhausFan89 (talk) 05:19, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request

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In the intro, where it says “Germany is a country in Central Europe”, please add Western Europe as well (I.e. “Germany is a country in Central and Western Europe”.)The UN Geoscheme classifies it as Western Europe for example and several sources have also mentioned Germany being a part of Western Europe as well as Central. https://books.google.com/books?id=o5flEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA12&dq=un+geoscheme+germany+western+europe&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE8MqZ1uSIAxXPLkQIHYImGekQ6AF6BAgLEAM https://esa.un.org/MigFlows/Definition%20of%20regions.pdf https://libguides.library.nd.edu/history-western-europe 2600:100C:A209:D108:5102:8999:2820:F757 (talk) 03:20, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: Even though wikipedia itself is not a reliable source, but please do check Eastern Europe and Central Europe on wikipedia to check their definition and political cum geographical extension. also you will find a lot more sources and references about that. kemel49(connect)(contri) 19:28, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Territory in geography section

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In the last sentence of the first paragraph of the geography section, Germany's area is mentioned as 357,600 km2 (138,070 sq mi), which is obviously the rounded figure, as opposed to the exact figure given in the infobox. I think both figures should be consistent, preferably using the precise one for both. Also, there's no source for how much of Germany's total area makes up its land and how much its water area, respectively. Maxeto0910 (talk) 18:41, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:25, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]