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Christian Listoe January 30, 2014 Professor Raymond WP3 Where I'm from. .

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I was born on a military base in Stuttgart, Germany. Even though I was born in Germanx

J.J:- I only have one citizenship because I was born on American soil. I lived in Germany for two years, because of this I want to learn more about Germany as a country and its traditions. There are many ways to get citizenship in Germany. One way is by if you were born in Germany but your parents were not. "A child can attain German citizenship by being born in Germany even if parent is German. However this only applies to children born on or after 1 January 2000:' \rFO)

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Another way is by taking a citizenship test. Germany updated its test in 2008. The test is

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33 questions but the applicant has to get at least 17 correct to pass. "The questions are divided up into three broad categories: "Life in a Democracy," "History and Responsibility," and "peoPle;t:!!1!and Society." There are also a number of questions pertaining to specific German states." (Spiegel) I think it would be awesome to go back and visit Germany. I would be interested in seeing the hospital I was born in and the first house that I slept in. Germany has a lot of history and facts. Some interesting facts about Germany is that it is the most populous European country. Germany has about 82 million people that reside there. German as a language "was ~

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once the lingua franca of central, eastern and northern Europe, and remains the language with the most native speakers in Europe."(Eupedia)

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Works Cited Eupedia, "Interesting Facts About Germany.". N.p., 26 Mar 2014. Web. 29 Jan 2014. FFO, "I was born in Germany. My parents were not German nationals. Can I get a German passport? "Federal Foreign Office. German Government, 1 Jan 2014. Web. 29 Jan 2014. Spiegel, "Take the Citizenship Test: Could You Become a German?" Spiegel Online, 09 Jul 2008. Web. 29 Jan 2014.