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| Political Data | |
| Head of government: | Federal Chancellor Since 1982 Helmut Kohl. |
| Federal Minister of Chancellery: | Friedrich Bohl |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor: | Klaus Kinkel |
| Foreign Affairs Adviser of Chancellery: | Joachim Bitterlich |
| Federal Minister of Justice : | Dr. Edzard Schmidt-Jortzig |
| Federal Minister of Defense : | Volker Rühe |
| Minister of Finance: | Dr. Theodor Waigel |
| Federal Minister of the Economy: | Dr. Günter Rexrodt |
| Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development: | Carl-Dieter Spranger
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| Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs: | Dr. Norbert Blüm |
| Bundesbank President: | Hans Tietmeyer |
| Federal Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Reactor Safety: | Dr. Angela Merkel |
| Science and Technology Minster: Jürgen Rütgers | |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forestry : | Jochen Borchert |
| Sherpa: | Jürgen Stark |
National Elections: Held every four years; eligible voters: German citizens 18 years or older.
Most recent elections: October 16, 1994, voter turnout: 79%
Next Elections: September 27, 1998
| Economic Data | |
| GDP: | (1996) DM 3,541.3 bln
(1997) DM 3646.0 bln Source: IMF |
| GDP per capita: | approximately 30 000 US$ |
| Economic growth rate: | (3 months*) +1.1% change at annual rate (1 year/1997 4th quarter) +2.4% change at annual rate The Economist's Forecasts: (1998) +2.6; (1999) +2.7 Source: The Economist |
| Consumer Price Inflation: | (3 months*) +0.9% change at annual rate (1 year/Mar. 1998) +1.1% change at annual rate Source: The Economist *Average of latest 3 months compared with average of previous 3 months, at annual rate |
| Unemployment rate: | (Mar. 1998) 11.5% Source: The Economist |
| Interest Rate: | Banks prime (22 April 1998): 4.95% per annum |
| Exchange Rate: | [Deutsche Mark per US dollar / Market Rate - Period Average] (1996) 1.5048 (1997) 1.7341 (Jan. 1998) 1.8167 (Feb. 1998) 1.8142 Source: IMF (22 April 1998 - The Economist) 1.79 |
| Current Account: (latest 12 months) | (Feb. 1998) - 1.3 US$ bln Source: The Economist |
| Foreign Aid: | 0.31 (ODA % of GNP) - 3rd among G7 countries |
| World Ranking: | 3rd |
| Major trading partners: | Export to: France, UK, USA, Italy Import from: France, Italy, USA, UK |
| 3 major exports: | motor vehicles, machinery, chemical and electrical engineering products |
Prepared by Danielle Kotras, Maja Nazaruk, and Lorna Schmidt, University of Toronto G8 Research Group, May 1998.
 
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