The United Kingdom is located in western Europe and consists of Great Britain (including England, Scotland and Wales), northeastern Ireland and some small islands. Across the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel, facing the European continent. The total length of coastline is 11,450 kilometers. Historically, starting from the end of the 8th century, Scandinavians, mainly Danes, invaded Britain many times. It is worth mentioning that the war between Britain and France for territorial expansion and the struggle for the throne from 1337 to 1453 was the longest war in the world, lasting on and off for 116 years. Compared with continental Europe, the English Renaissance occurred later, but through the Tudor and Elizabethan eras, latecomers to the English Renaissance caught up. At the beginning of the 17th century, the "Big Three" were born in Britain: Shakespeare, Bacon and Harvey. They became the most outstanding representatives in the fields of art, humanities and science at that time. It is worth mentioning that Britain was the first industrialized country in the world and was the first to make many scientific discoveries and inventions, such as steam engines, penicillin, DNA, Dolly the Sheep, and jet engines. The UK has a land area of ??244,100 square kilometers (including inland waters, ranking 12th in Europe and 8th in Germany). Population 66.48 million. The German Federal Republic, referred to as Germany, belongs to Central Europe. It is a federal parliamentary republic, bordering Denmark to the north, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France to the west, Switzerland and Austria to the south, and the Czech Republic and Poland to the east. The country consists of 16 federal states, and its capital is Berlin. Germany has a land area of ??357,167 square kilometers and a population of approximately 82.92 million. It is the most populous country in the European Union. The main ethnic group is German. Germans have lived in Germany since BC. The tribe gradually formed in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Germany broke away from the Frankish Empire in 83 and established the Holy Roman Empire in 962. Through long-term foreign conquests, the Germans occupied the Czech Republic, northern Italy, and western Poland, and made expeditions to Russia and Hungary. It is worth mentioning that Germany provoked World War I in 1914 and collapsed due to defeat in 1918. In February 1919, Germany established the Weimar Republic. Hitler came to power in 1933 and implemented a dictatorship. Germany launched World War II in 1939. Under the Allied attack, Germany was defeated and surrendered on May 8, 1945. In 1990, East Germany and West Germany finally achieved reunification. The economic aggregate is one of the important reference indicators to measure whether a country is developed or not. According to the IMF and World Bank, Germany has the largest economic output and is also the richest (GDP per capita indicator) compared to the UK. The specific indicators are as follows: 1) The UK’s GDP in 2020 will be US$2.83 trillion, becoming the world’s sixth largest economy; its per capita GDP in 2020 will be US$40,406, ranking 22nd in the world. 2) Germany's GDP in 2020 was US$3.86 trillion, making it the world's fourth largest economy; in 2020, Germany's per capita GDP was US$45,733, ranking 16th in the world. 3. Who has a higher level of economic development, Britain or Germany? 1) Britain is the first industrial country in the world. The main industries in the UK are: mining, metallurgy, chemical industry, machinery, electronics, electronic instruments, automobiles, aviation, food, beverages, tobacco, textiles, papermaking, printing, publishing, construction, etc. Among them, automobiles, aerospace, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food and beverages, telecommunications, electronics, software and environmental protection are the UK's top ten advantageous industries. In particular, biopharmaceuticals, aerospace and defense are the focus of British industrial R&D and are the most innovative and competitive industries in the UK. However, the most prominent industry in the UK is the service industry (financial industry and tourism), whose output value once accounted for about three-quarters of GDP. There is no doubt that this is the final turning point and result of the post-industrial revolution. In the field of tourism, British tourism revenue ranked fifth in the world in 2014. The UK is an important tourist destination and exporting country in the world, and its domestic tourism industry is also very developed. Tourism plays a very important role in the political, economic and social life of the UK and is known as the most promising industry. As one of the world's largest tourist destinations, the British government has formulated the first "Tourism Action Plan" to emphasize the UK's world status as a major tourism country and propose tourism development plans and goals for 2025. In the financial field, British finance can be said to be the "leader" in the world, because the British financial services industry accounts for 79% of GDP, which is not low. In particular, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, was once one of the three major financial centers in the world (along with New York and Tokyo).
In the field of aerospace, the British aerospace industry is very developed and is still at the forefront of the world. For example, the wings of the famous Airbus A380 and A350 XWB are designed and manufactured at the Broughton plant of Airbus UK, while a quarter of the value of the Boeing 787 comes from British manufacturers, including the famous Eaton, Michael Bu Geddie-Doughty and Rolls-Royce. British Airbus also manufactures the wings for the A400m military transport aircraft. Rolls-Royce, in particular, is the world's second-largest aero-engine manufacturer and has supplied more than 30,000 engines to the civil and defense sectors. The UK also plays an important role in the world in the biopharmaceutical industry. As the second largest biotechnology base in the UK, Biotechnology has always been a world leader and has a very strong reputation and research center. The UK also has many high-tech biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, such as the world-renowned GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca. Among them, AstraZeneca and the UK are the world's pharmaceutical powers, ranking among the top three drug research centers in the world along with the United States and Japan. According to a previous report by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), one-fifth of the world's top 100 prescription drugs were developed in the UK. 40% of listed companies in the European pharmaceutical industry are from the UK. The European Agency for Medical Identification is headquartered in London. In particular, universities in Cambridge, Oxford and London form the world's top R&D high-tech clusters. In the field of chemical industry, Britain once had the sixth largest chemical industry in the world and the fourth largest chemical industry in Europe. Among them, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) is the largest chemical company in the UK, and 58% of the UK's petrochemical industry is concentrated in northeast England. For example, famous multinational companies such as BASF, Huntsman, and P&G have settled here. In the field of food and beverages, the British food and beverage industry ranks first in Europe, accounting for 8% of the global food and beverage market. It was once the largest manufacturing industry in the UK. World-renowned companies include Diageo Wines, Unilever, Cadbury, United Domenico Wines, Lian Ying Foods, Taylor Sugar and Northern Foods, of which Scotch whiskey is the representative product. In the field of telecommunications, the UK was once the largest telecommunications market in Europe, with the broadband infrastructure "density" index ranking first in the world and the competitiveness index ranking third in the world. The UK's electronics industry leads Europe and ranks fifth in the world. One of the UK's largest electronics companies is Cambridge-based ARM, a world-renowned semiconductor chip design company. In the field of software, the technical capabilities of the British software industry are ahead of Europe, especially financial and financial software with high security requirements. There are more than 30,000 software companies in the UK, mainly concentrated in southeast England, Scotland, Cambridge and areas around the M4 motorway. The UK's advantageous industries include agriculture, which is highly mechanized and efficient to European standards. Once, less than 1.6% of the workforce provided more than 60% of Britain's food. The agricultural population owns 70 hectares of land per capita, four times the EU average. The UK is one of the largest fishing countries in the EU, accounting for 20% of the EU's fishing volume at one time. As a traditional maritime power, it still maintains an important position in the British economy. 2) Germany is the economic leader in Europe. It is worth mentioning that Germany’s real economy accounts for a large proportion of GDP. Compared with other EU member states, the industrial chain of German industrial manufacturing should be relatively complete. Germany has a large foreign trade surplus every year, and Germany is a net creditor country. Germany plays an important economic role in the EU. For example, Germany's GDP once accounted for one-third of the EU's total GDP. Germany's real economy accounts for half of the EU's total real economy. It is worth mentioning that the EU's industrial manufacturing industry is highly related to and highly dependent on Germany. German manufacturing is the core and barometer of EU manufacturing. Because Germany has a huge trade surplus every year, and most of these trade surpluses are invested in the economic operation of the EU. It can be said that the German economy is an important engine and cornerstone of the EU economy. To some extent, the rise and fall of Germany determines the rise and fall of the European Union. It is no exaggeration to say that the German economy is the backbone of the EU economy. Germany is one of the founding members of the European Union and the Eurozone. Germany was once the world's third largest exporting country. Exports account for more than one-third of the country's exports. As early as 2013, Germany became the world's largest capital exporter. Germany is an important world trading power, maintaining trade relations with more than 230 countries and regions. It is worth mentioning that German products are famous for their excellent quality, advanced technology, and exquisite workmanship, but their costs are relatively high. Germany's export industry is world-renowned for its high quality, attentive service and on-time delivery.
For example, Siemens is world-famous for manufacturing, Bayer Pharmaceuticals is invincible, and German beer is world-famous. There is no doubt that this all depends on the rigorous and reliable product quality of the Germans. It is no exaggeration to say that Made in Germany dominates the world's manufacturing. As early as 1887, the British Parliament passed an insulting trademark law, stipulating that German goods sold in the UK must be marked "Made in Germany", which is different from the aristocratic British Made. Unexpectedly, it only took the Germans 15 years to catch up with Britain in terms of economic aggregate, especially in warship manufacturing. Especially since the 20th century, Germany's four dominant industries of machinery, chemicals, automobiles, and electronics have become world-famous. It is worth mentioning that among the 31 departments of machinery manufacturing, Germany leads the world in 17 aspects such as precision and optical instruments, and as many as 27 are even in the top three. Made in Germany is characterized by durability, reliability, safety and precision. Germany has always thoroughly integrated its rational and rigorous national character into its economy and industry and made it its core values. Germany maintains the most comprehensive standardization system (DIN), and two-thirds of the world's machinery manufacturing standards are formulated based on DIN. Germany is the country's most skilled craftsman. Germany has the world's leading electronics and electrical industry. The annual expenditure on technological innovation has reached 15 billion euros, accounting for 10% of the industry's turnover, of which R&D investment is 12 billion euros, accounting for about one-fifth of the total industrial R&D investment in Germany. Germany's manufacturing industry is very developed, and the excellence of German products has made German manufacturing world-renowned. Germany's manufacturing industry is mainly located in the high-end manufacturing field, with high added value and excellent product quality, especially in the fields of automobiles, precision machinery manufacturing, machine tools, electrical equipment and other fields. , strong strength and obvious advantages. What best represents the level of German industry is industrial machinery, the mother machine of manufacturing machinery. Germany is one of the countries with the most developed automobile industry in the world. German cars are deeply trusted and loved by consumers around the world. For example, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, etc. are all German brands. The automobile industry is also one of the pillar industries of the German economy. For example, in 2018, 32 German companies were on the Fortune Global 500 list. Among the top four companies with revenue of more than $100 billion, except for Allianz Insurance Group, the other three are German automotive companies. The chemical industry is Germany's fourth pillar industry. The three leading areas of the German chemical industry in the world are basic organic chemicals, primary plastic products and pharmaceuticals. These three product areas account for 15-20% of Germany's total chemical output. Germany's new energy industry leads the world, especially in the development and utilization of solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy and hydropower. Germany's goal is for the proportion of renewable energy power generation to reach at least 35% by 2020. The German Renewable Energy Association believes that by 2020, Germany's renewable energy power generation can guarantee about half of the country's electricity demand. German agriculture is highly developed, especially mechanized. Germany leads the world in agricultural machinery manufacturing capabilities. For example, the German Fent tractor is the most powerful in the world, with a standard tractor of 500 horsepower. Germany's Claas is a company that produces the world's most high-end harvesters. The green feed machine is the JAGUR series, and the grain harvester is the LEXION series. The maximum power has already exceeded 600 horsepower, and it has repeatedly broken the Guinness World Record for harvesting the most grains in 8 hours. World-renowned German parts companies such as Bosch and ZF occupy almost every corner of global machinery manufacturing. 4. Who has stronger scientific and technological strength, the UK or Germany? It is one of the important R&D bases for high-tech and high-value-added industries in the world, especially scientific research involving multiple scientific fields. Britain is the birthplace of Newtonian mechanics and calculus, the country that invented the steam engine, the country that invented the train, and the first place in the world to achieve industrialization. The UK is a small country, but it has a profound technological heritage and has cultivated world-renowned giants such as ARM, Rolls-Royce, and DeepMind. Although the UK's core industry is the service industry, especially the financial industry, there are a large number of high-tech companies in technology and industry. For example, the famous Bae Company is the largest arms manufacturer in Europe and the third largest arms manufacturer in the world, while Rolls-Royce is the most advanced aero-engine manufacturer in the world. For example, AstraZeneca, the famous pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, and cosmetics giant Unilever, a world-famous British personal skin care product manufacturer. and wpp, the UK's largest multinational advertising agency. At the same time, the UK leads the world in creative industries and design education. The UK once engaged in 5% of the world's scientific research with 1% of its population.
The academic papers previously published by the UK once accounted for 9% of the total number of global papers, and the citation rate was 12%, second only to the United States; the British competed in various international science and technology competitions, and the number of people who won international awards accounted for about 10% of all countries in the world. . If it were not for "dual nationality", the UK had 78 Nobel Prize winners, ranking second in the world. British scientific and technological achievements are still fruitful in biotechnology, aviation, and national defense. Many core patents (undeclared patents) have been purchased by Americans, such as various patents on aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft. The UK is a country with developed higher education in the world; it is the birthplace of the modern higher education system; the oldest institution of higher learning in the world was born in the UK. There are 138 universities in the UK, the two most famous ones being Oxford and Cambridge. It is worth mentioning that the UK has ARM, a semiconductor intellectual property provider. More than 95% of the world's smartphones and tablets use ARM chip microprocessor architecture. Including Huawei, Samsung, Apple. Moreover, the mobile phone chip architecture adopts ARM architecture. ARM's chip processor architecture can be said to have monopolized the global microprocessor market. British cloning technology is very advanced. Take cloning technology for example. The first thing that shocked the world was the British cloned sheep. Cloning technology belongs to biotechnology, and British biotechnology is also at the forefront of the world. It is worth mentioning that in the past 10 years, London, UK, attracted more international technology investment projects than Paris, Dublin, Madrid, Amsterdam and Munich combined. Inner London attracted 1,009 investment projects during the period, while Paris attracted just 381, according to figures from the prestigious accounting firm Ernst & Young. Germany is famous for its rich cultural history. Germany is not only the birthplace of influential and successful artists, philosophers, musicians, athletes and entrepreneurs, but also the home of productive scientists, engineers, inventors and top global companies. Germany has made remarkable achievements in science. 103 Germans have been awarded the Nobel Prize. Especially in the 20th century, Germany produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other country, especially in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine. For example, Albert Einstein and Max Planck were important founders of modern physics, and German research institutions include the Max Planck Society, the Helmholtz Association, and the Fraunhofer Society. The Godfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is awarded annually to 10 scientists or academic researchers, with a maximum prize of €2.5 million, making it one of the highest research grants in the world. There are many famous inventors and engineers in Germany, such as Hans Geiger, who invented the Geiger counter; Konrad Zuse, who built the first fully automatic digital computer. Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Otto Lilienthal, Gottlieb Daimler, Rudolf Diesel, Hugo Juncker and Karl Benz shaped modern automobiles and air transport technology. Aerospace engineer Werner Wernher von Braun developed the first space rocket, followed by NASA's Saturn V launch vehicle, which made the Apollo program possible. Confirmation of the existence of electromagnetic waves by Heinrich Hertz was very important for the development of modern telecommunications. For example, Germany has many world-renowned brands such as Gitmall, Trumpf, Schuler, Schlaflin, Hammer, Julang, eMark, and Siemens. Germany has the world-famous industrial giant Siemens, famous Volkswagen, Porsche, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Bosch, Bayer, BASF, Metro, Lufthansa, Adidas, Puma, Continental Tire, Leica cameras, etc. Germany is a world-recognized industrial power with high-end machine tool manufacturing technology leading the world. The technology and quality of CNC machine tools and various types of machines made in Germany are among the world's leading. For example, Germany's famous Bosch is known to many people only for electrical appliances and power tools. But that's not the case. At present, almost all cars in the world have German Bosch auto parts (including electronics, machinery, software) and other products. In fact, as the world's largest auto parts supplier, Bosch not only holds leading technologies in various automotive technology patents, but also has the most autonomous driving technology patents in the world, or even one at all. It is understood that Bosch is currently the world's largest MEMS (micro sensor) supplier, and three-quarters of the world's smartphones and tablets use Bosch's micro sensor chips.
Bosch Digital Conference System, a subsidiary of the Bosch Group, occupies a leading position in the world in various fields of simultaneous interpretation equipment, conference controllers, transmitters, receivers, central controllers, and video systems. In particular, its subsidiary Bosch Rexroth is a world-renowned leading enterprise in the fields of industrial automation, industrial technology, and mechanical equipment. It is worth mentioning that more than 30,000 engineers in the German Bosch Group are software engineers, which is equivalent to a huge software company. How about it. Siemens is very famous in Germany. Siemens' product portfolio is very broad. Siemens covers electronics, automation, medical equipment, industrial automatic control systems, construction technology, industrial software solutions, industrial robot components, etc. The company's products include: medical (CT, MRI machines, X-ray machines, B-ultrasound), PLC, industrial computers, inverters, touch screens, CNC systems, electrical equipment, industrial switches, Ethernet communication equipment, and others including energy , power generation, gas turbines, high-speed rail technology, etc. The German SAP company is one of the world's leading software solution providers and one of the world's largest software companies. Germany's Zeiss is an outstanding leader in the world of optics and optoelectronics. Its businesses include medical, scientific research, microscopy and semiconductor manufacturing. Mask aligners, including ASML, use Zeiss optics and lenses. Infineon Germany is one of the world's leading semiconductor companies. Its products include power semiconductors, automotive electronic chips, microcontrollers, radio frequency technology, sensor chips, mobile phone communication chips, security chips, etc. Germany's Phoenix Electric is one of the world's leading electronic interface technology and industrial electronics companies. Germany's KUKA is one of the world's four largest industrial robot companies. Although it acquired 90% of the shares, it still owns the core technology. Germany's BASF is one of the world's largest chemical companies. Bayer AG is one of Germany's largest industrial groups, covering polymers, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and agriculture. Heroin was invented by this business. Continental is also a famous German auto parts company and a leading company in the world. Its products include automotive electronics, automotive safety equipment, radars, controller ECUs and tires. There are also famous German companies: Aixtron, Beif Automation, Beif Sensors, Cisco Sensors, Thyssenkrupp, Henkel, Rheinmetall, ZF, MAN, Merck Technology, Braun, etc. The above-mentioned companies are world leaders in their industries. Germany has the largest number of hidden champion companies in the world, surpassing the United States and Japan to rank first. Moreover, more than 99% of Germany are small and medium-sized enterprises, and these small enterprises are extremely competitive in the world. For example, the Heidelberg printing press in Germany has a position tolerance of 0 for each bearing. It was a world-class printer as early as the last century. All Hill printing presses in Japan are willing to bow down. The Flawn Hof Institute of Applied Research is also one of the world's three largest scientific and technological research institutions. It focuses on scientific and technological research and applies for an average of two patents every day. It can be called an absolute kingdom of innovation. Britain is a world sports power with a long history. Britain hosted three Olympic Games in London in 1908, 1948 and 2012. Britain is a country that advocates sports. The British invented as many as 16 sports: such as golf, curling, cricket, squash, tennis, hockey, modern football, rugby, billiards/snooker, bungee jumping, table tennis, lap ball, badminton, bobsleigh, Darts, dodgeball and more. The Premier League is one of the five major football leagues in the world. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slams and the most important tournament played on grass courts. The best professional tennis players in the world participate in the competition, making it one of the highest level tennis competitions in the world; the city of Wimbledon is also well-known in the international sports world. The Rugby World Cup, held every four years in the UK, is rugby's biggest event. Badminton originated in England. The "All England Badminton Championships" held annually by the England Badminton Federation has been recognized by the International Badminton Federation and has become an important international badminton competition. Billiards (snooker) has a long history in the UK and has become the sport with the second largest television audience after football. In addition, the three major tournaments worldwide are held in the UK (such as the World Championship, Wembley Masters and British Championship). Famous British billiards stars include Old Davis, Old Higgins, Hendry, O'Sullivan, Mark Williams and John Higgins. , Britain is also recognized as the hometown of golf. There are hundreds of world-class golf courses in the UK, such as St. Andrews, Wentworth, Belfry and Carnoustie, which are all world-famous golf courses. The British Open is the oldest and most prestigious of the four major golf championships.
Formula One, along with the World Cup and the Olympic Games, are known as the three most popular sporting events in the world. The British F1 station is the oldest station in all F1 world championships. The venue is Britain's Silverstone circuit, one of the most frequented racing circuits in the world. Silverstone is the birthplace of British racing. Britain is the country with the strongest equestrian strength in the world. It won its highest number of Olympic entries with 13 at the 2012 London Olympics. There are 1.2 million horse-owning households in the UK and 12,000 registered riders. The intensity of British cycling is high. In cycling at the 2012 London Olympics, Team GB won 8 out of 18 gold medals. The UK is not only strong in cycling competition, but also has a strong mass base. For example, back in 2005, BBC Radio 4 conducted a nationwide survey asking listeners to recommend the ten most important inventions since 1800. As a result, the bike easily reached the top with more than half of the votes. In addition, rowing originated in England and is a traditional team sport in England. In terms of culture, the great dramatist Shakespeare was born in England. Shakespeare has been integrated into the blood of British culture and has become not only the pride of the British, but also a symbol of British culture. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a great dramatist during the Renaissance, was a superstar in the British literary world and had a high status and huge influence in the history of world culture. He is recognized as one of the three great poets in Europe (Shakespeare, Goethe and Dante). At the same time, Shakespeare is also the playwright most studied by experts and scholars from all over the world, which makes Shakespeare research an influential "outstanding research" in the world. The famous British physicist Newton is known as an encyclopedic "all-rounder" and the author of "Natural Philosophy and the Mathematical Principles of Optics". In his paper "Laws of Nature" published in 1687, he described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion. These descriptions established the scientific view of the physical world for the next three centuries and became the foundation of modern engineering. By demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravity, he showed that the motions of terrestrial and celestial bodies obey the same laws of nature. It provided strong theoretical support for the heliocentric theory and promoted the scientific revolution. In terms of mechanics, Newton elaborated on the principles of conservation of momentum and angular momentum, and proposed Newton's laws of motion. In optics, he invented the reflecting telescope and developed a theory of color based on the observation that a prism diffuses white light into the visible spectrum. He also systematically formulated cooling laws and studied the speed of sound. In mathematics, Newton shared the credit for developing calculus with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. He also proved the generalized binomial theorem, proposed the "Newton's method" for approximating the zero point of a function, and made contributions to the study of power series. In economics, Newton proposed the gold standard. Francis Bacon (1561-1626), first Viscount St Alban, was born in England. He was an English Renaissance essayist and philosopher. British materialist philosopher, founder of experimental science, founder of modern induction, and pioneer of logically organized scientific research procedures. His main work is "New Tools", about the progress of science and the great renaissance of scholarship. Britain gave birth to Stephen William Hawking. Stephen William Hawking (January 8, 1942), CH (Honourary), CBE (Commander of the British Empire), FRS (Member of the Royal Society), FRSA (Member of the Royal Society of Arts), famous physicist at the University of Cambridge, UK He is one of the greatest physicists of modern times. He suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lougareh's disease), which leaves him paralyzed and unable to speak. The only parts he can move are his eyes and three fingers, and other parts cannot move. Britain gave birth to Oliver Cromwell, the protector of the Republic of England, a British politician, strategist and religious leader. In the British bourgeois revolution in the 17th century, he was the representative of the new bourgeois aristocratic group and the leader of the non-party people. Germany is also a world-recognized sports power. International sports events held in Germany, such as the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the 1972 Munich Olympics, the 1974 World Cup in Germany, the 1988 European Cup in West Germany, the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the 2009 World Athletics Championships, etc. Germany is one of the world's leading countries in motorsport. Germany is rich in F1 drivers. Among them, the most successful driver in F1 history, seven-time world champion and car king Michael Schumacher comes from Germany. He set and holds many F1 records and is one of the highest-paid athletes in the world.
His brother Ralf Schumacher was originally an F1 driver, but now he is a DTM driver. Following Schumacher, Vettel won four consecutive F1 world championships. Current drivers include Rosberg, Heidfeld, Glock and Sutil. Germany's BMW and Mercedes-Benz are also leading manufacturers in motorsport. For example, Porsche has won 16 times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while Audi has won nine. The German DTM Touring Masters is one of the most famous touring car races in the world today. Germany's traditional advantageous sports: track and field, swimming, rowing, football, equestrian, hockey, handball, etc. Winter sports are also a strong suit for Germans, such as bobsleigh, bobsled, biathlon, cross-country skiing, speed skating, etc., and they often win medals in European and international competitions. Famous German sports stars include Becker, tennis queen Graf, famous cyclist Jan Ulrich, nine-ball emperor Sujit, gymnastics veteran Chusovitina, table tennis star Timo Boll, etc. The first foreign MVP in NBA history, Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, is from Würzburg, Germany. Germany's football level is recognized as the world's top level. For example, the Bundesliga is one of the five major European leagues, and its average attendance ranks second among any professional sports leagues in the world. There are approximately 27 million people in Germany joining sports clubs, and there are 91,000 sports clubs nationwide. Football is the most popular sport in Germany. It is worth mentioning that Germany was the only country in the world to win the men's and women's football World Cup. 2006 World Cup in Germany,