Europe

Germany

Location

Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark.

Take normal, sensible precautions to avoid mugging,bag-snatching and pickpocketing. Vehicle security, personal security, general travel, navigation, off road driving, building / office security, climate injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation / sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, helicopter safety, cultures / customs.

Local water is safe to drink.

Lowlands in north, uplands in centre, Bavarian Alps in south.

Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind.

Flooding.

Avian influenza, hepatitis A, polio, rabies, typhoid.
Hospital: Krankenhauser Klinikum Buch, 50 Wiltberghstr, Berlin 13125. Tel: 30-94010

Emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulphur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive.

Roads are normally in excellent condition, however speed limits are high, as is the accident rate.

For more in-depth general information please download our Preparation and Training document.