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BOULEVARD BERLIN, BERLIN-GERMANY
Berlin
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City profile
Geography and location
• Berlin became the capital of Germany
after the reunification of Germany in
1990
• Berlin is situated in the east of
Germany about 70 km from the Polish
border
• Berlin is a major tourist destination
• Berlin’s unique recent history has left
the city with a highly eclectic array of
architecture and buildings
• Boulevard Berlin is situated in the
Steglitz Zehlendorf district which is
located south west of the city
Population
• Berlin city: 3,4 million inhabitants
• Berlin agglomeration: 4,5 million
inhabitants
Economy
• Urban development patterns are very
different between the west and the east
as Berlin was divided for more than 40
years in a free market western sector
and a centrally planned eastern sector.
• Berlin underwent an economic and
physical transformation after the
reunification of Germany
• Berlin is Germany’s political centre as
well an important cultural and scientific
centre
• Fast growing sectors: communications,
life sciences, mobility, media & music,
advertising and design
• Purchasing power index per inhabitant
of Berlin is 95 compared to German
average of 100
• Purchasing power index of Steglitz
district is substantially above average
with an index of 107,8