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N R T National Action Plan for Integration 114 – 115 National anthem 8 – 9 National holiday 8 – 9 National parks 92 – 93 Nazism 36 – 37 New debt 30 – 31 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 42 – 45 North Rhine-Westphalia 6 – 7 Nuclear power 78 – 81, 84 – 87 Nutrition 154 – 157 Radio 146 – 149 Reforms 22 – 25 Religion 132 – 133 Religious freedom 132 – 133 Renewable energies 84 – 87, 88 – 89 Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)  84 – 87 Research 102 – 105 Research and development (R&D)  58 – 61, 66 – 69, 102 – 105 Rhine 12 – 13 Rhineland-Palatinate 6 – 7 Riesling 170 – 171 Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad 20 – 21 Technical universities 98 – 99 Television 146 – 149 The Left party 14 – 15 Theatre 142 – 145 Thuringia 6 – 7 Tourism 160 – 163 Trade fairs 62 – 65, 160 – 163 Trade unions 22 – 25 O Oktoberfest 160 – 163 Olympic Games 164 – 167 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 42 – 45 S Saarbrücken 6 – 7 Saarland 6 – 7 Saxony 6 – 7 Saxony-Anhalt 6 – 7 Schiller, Friedrich von 20 – 21, 134 – 137 P Parental leave 122 – 125 Schleswig-Holstein 6 – 7 Parliament 14 – 17, 26 – 29 School system 112 – 113 Partnerships 122 – 125 Schools abroad 112 – 113, 152 – 153 PASCH initiative 94 – 97, 152 – 153 Schwerin 6 – 7 Patents 66 – 69 Science 94 – 97, 102 – 105 Peace-keeping missions 42 – 45 Secondary general school 112 – 113 Pension 30 – 31 Service economy 66 – 69 Pluralism 114 – 115, 142 – 145 Single parent 122 – 125 Political parties 14 – 15, 22 – 25, 32 – 33 Skilled workers 76 – 77 Population 10 – 11 SMEs 58 – 61, 66 – 69 Potsdam 6 – 7 Social Democratic Party of Germany Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse 142 – 145 (SPD) 14 – 15 Press 146 – 149 Social market economy 58 – 61 Primary school 112 – 113 Solar power 84 – 87 Public broadcasters 146 – 149 Solidarity Pact 22 – 25 Sport 164 – 167 Sports promotion 164 – 167 Standard of living 154 – 157 Q Quality of life 158 – 159 Steinmeier, Frank-Walter  Quota for women 30 – 31, 76 – 77 14 – 15, 22 – 23, 38 – 41, 108 – 109 Stuttgart 6 – 7 Sustainability 56 – 57, 70 – 71, 78 – 81 U Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency) 78 – 81 Unemployed person 76 – 77 United Nations (UN) 42 – 45, 50 – 53 Universities  98 – 101 Universities of applied sciences 98 – 99 V Vocational training 76 – 77 Volunteering 126 – 127 W Way of life 154 – 157 Welfare state 114 – 115, 132 – 133 Wellness 160 – 163 Wiesbaden 6 – 7 Wind power 84 – 87 Wine 170 – 171 Wissenschaft Weltoffen report  106 – 107 World Heritage sites 160 – 163 Y Youth  122 – 125 Z Zugspitze 12 – 13