WE ARE THE WORLD; GERMANY 2006 THIRSTING FOR VICTORY Our Short Guide to Countries Still in the Competition

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GERMANY

History: Unified during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870/1871

Population: 82,431,390

Price of a pint: pounds 2.48

Saying: If the rooster crows on the manure pile, the weather will change or stay as it is"

National dish: Sauerbraten - sour roast

Life expectancy: 77

ENGLAND

History: Named after the Angles, one of a number of Germanic tribes who settled in England in the fifth and sixth centuries

Population: 50.9 million

Price of a pint: pounds 2.60

Saying: It's not my cup of tea

National dish: Fish and chips

Life expectancy: 78

ARGENTINA

History: Discovered in 1515, independence from Spain in 1810 after a long campaign