The World Wide Web offers everything you need to know about Germany. Therefore, we would like to invite you to surf the “German Internet”! To help you find your way around the massive and sometimes confusing online world, we have selected some useful websites with relevance to “Living in Germany”.

http://www.deutschland.de/en 

deutschland.de is the Federal Republic of Germany’s official website which offers a representative collection of essential references to German information on the internet. You can use this service to find your way around and gain immediate access to the most important websites. Topics covered include education, health, culture, media, sports, state, tourism, economy, science and more.

http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/453.0.html

Facts About Germany is an illustrated handbook of reliable, up to date information on the Federal Republic of Germany. In the latest edition, you’ll find information and statistics on the people, government, social life, and economy of Germany and its 16 federal states.

This book can be ordered via the German Embassy in New Zealand: www.wellington.diplo.de

 http://www.statistikportal.de/en

This ‘Common Statistics Portal’ aims to provide central access to basic statistical information on Germany. The information offered through the portal consists of a multitude of retrievable data tables containing information on the Federal Republic of Germany and its Länder as well as free online access to two statistical databases.

 http://www.campus-germany.de/english/4.html

Campus Germany: ‘Hi Potentials!’ is the slogan of this website. Here you can find detailed information on cities, daily life, celebrating, culture, clothes, flirting, gays and lesbians, and much more.

 http://www.germanizer.com

“Don’t compromise – Germanize” is the slogan of this website, operated by Deutsche Welle: A flash-based test will help you to find out, if you’ve got all the necessary skills to go native.