Land area: 350,261 sq km (135,236 sq mi)
Total area: 357,021 sq km (137,846 sq mi)
Population: 82,329,758
Capital and largest city: Berlin 3,933,300 (metro. area)
Other large cities: Hamburg, 1,686,100; Munich, 1,185,400; Cologne, 965,300; Frankfurt, 648,000; Essen, 588,800; Dortmund, 587,600; Stuttgart, 581,100; Düsseldorf, 568,900; Bremen, 527,900; Hanover, 516,300; Duisburg, 513,400
Currency: Euro
Language: German
Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Islam 4%, Unaffiliated or other 28%
Time zone: GMT+1; Daylight Saving Time: GMT+2, observed from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
Electricity: AC 230 V, plugs: 2 round pins (Europlug)
Berlin, Brandenburger Tor
photo by dalbera |
Germany is a country in Central Europe, bordered to the north by the North Sea,
Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by
Poland and the
Czech Republic; to the south by
Austria and
Switzerland; and to the west by
France,
Luxembourg,
Belgium, and the
Netherlands. With 82 million inhabitants, it is the most populous country among the member states of the European Union.
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