For forty years of the twentieth century, Germany was a divided country.

The peoples of East Germany and West Germany lived very different lives.

Then, in 1990, Germany was reunited and its people faced the task of building one nation.

Now, changes in society and the world of work are bringing new challenges.

Meet the people of Germany and discover the diversity of their lives, from the environmental campaigner to the mine engineer.

This book includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency and language.