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Europe DE The Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
  • Deutschland
  • Region : Western Europe
  • Capital : Berlin
  • Area : 357,580.00 km²
  • Official Language : German
  • Population : 82,906,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 3863.340
  • GPI Rank : 22
  • GII Rank : 9
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Germany is a country in Western Europe, adjacent to the North and Baltic Seas. The land has a total area of 357,580 km² and a total coastline of 2,389 km. This area is approximately 89% of the area of California. The country has about 70 islands. There are direct national borders with the 9 neighbouring countries Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. The distance between New York City and the Capital Berlin is about 6,390 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.939 Germany counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

231.9

Life Expectancy of Males

78.7

Life Expectancy of Females

83.4

Birth Rate

9.5 ‰

Death Rate

11.5 ‰

Passport
Passport of Germany
VF : 128 , VOA : 43 MS : 171
Currency : Euro (EUR)

1 US Dollar = 0.91 Euro
1 Euro = 1.10 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP3,342.61 bn €

Exportations

1,670.19 bn €

Importations

1,457.41 bn €

Budget surplus

58,012 M €

Tourism receipts

51.02 bn €

Gross debt

2,063.17 bn €

Unemployment rate

3.0 %

Inflation rate

1.45 %

corruption index

80 (good)

Energy consumption

536.5 bn kWh

GDP : 3863.340 | GDP(PPP) : 4444.370
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Berlin / CapitalBerlin

3,645,000

HamburgHamburg

1,841,000

MunichBavaria

1,472,000

CologneNorth Rhine-Westphalia

1,086,000

Frankfurt am MainHessen

753,000

StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg

635,000

DusseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia

619,000

LeipzigSaxony

588,000

DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia

587,000

BremenBremen

569,000

DresdenSaxony

555,000

HannoverLower-Saxony

538,000

NurembergBavaria

518,000

KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg

313,000

WiesbadenHessen

278,000

BraunschweigLower-Saxony

248,000

KielSchleswig-Holstein

248,000

Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt

239,000

MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt

239,000

LubeckSchleswig-Holstein

217,000

MainzRheinland-Pfalz

217,000

ErfurtThuringia

214,000

RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern

209,000

SaarbrückenSaarland

181,000

PotsdamBrandenburg

178,000

Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz

171,000

BremerhavenBremen

114,000

JenaThuringia

111,000

CottbusBrandenburg

100,000

SchwerinMecklenburg-Vorpommern

96,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

17% Urban areas

62,374 km²

47% Agricultural areas

167,553 km²

32% Forest

114,346 km²

2% Water areas

8,220 km²

1% Others

5,087 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

German

91.3 %

Turkish

2.6 %

South Slavic languages

1.4 %

Italian

0.7 %

Greek

0.4 %

Polish

0.3 %

other

3.3 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

625,000 km

Railways:

33,590 km

Waterways:

7,467 km

Commercial harbors:

609

› Airports:

539

Climate
The climate in GermanyA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Germany. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 3 and 24 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 26 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -2°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Germany and 16 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Germany