Berlin is the country's largest city. Berlin is the political and cultural center of Germany and, due to its division into West Berlin and East Berlin from 1949 - 1989, one of the most diverse cities in the European Union.
Berlin has also gained an international reputation for its festivals, nightlife and contemporary architecture. Berlin is located in northeastern Germany, on the Rivers Spree and Havel, completely surrounded by the German federal state of Brandenburg.
Berlin is an important crossroads for the states of the expanding European Union, as well as the home of many of the national economic, cultural, and educational institutions of Germany. Berlin hosts some of the most prominent universities, research faculties, theatres, and museums in Europe.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 many buildings in the former city centre of East Berlin (today the district Mitte) were renovated. Many had not been rebuilt since World War II. Illegally occupied by young people, they had become a fertile ground for all sorts of underground and counter-culture gatherings. It was also home to many nightclubs, including Tacheles, Techno clubs Tresor, WMF, Ufo and E-Werk.
The art scene in Berlin is extremely rich and it is home to hundreds of art galleries. The city is host to the Art Forum annual international art fair. Berlin also offers one of the most diverse and vibrant nightlife scenes in Europe. Berlin's annual Carnival of Cultures, a multi-ethnic street parade, and Chistopher Street Day celebrations, Central Europe's largest gay-lesbian pride event, are openly supported by the city's government.
Berlin is also well-known for the techno carnival "Loveparade", although this has not been held since 2003.
Despite the city's high unemployment levels, a significant number of young Germans and artists continue to settle in the city, and Berlin has established itself as the premiere centre of youth and pop culture in Europe. Signs of this expanding role were the 2003 announcement that the annual Popkomm, Europe's largest music industry convention, would move to Berlin after 15 years in Cologne. Shortly thereafter, German MTV also decided to move its headquarters and main studios from Munich to Berlin.
Universal Music opened its European headquarters on the banks of the River Spree in an area known as the mediaspree.

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