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Germany

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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 83 million, making it the most populous member state of the European Union (EU). Germany borders Denmark to the north; Poland and the Czech Republic to the east; Austria and Switzerland to the south; and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

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Capital
Berlin
Population
83,577,140
Area
357,587 km2
Climate
Temperate
Government
Federal parliamentary republic
Languages
Frisian, Sorbian, Danish
Sells
cars, vehicle parts/accessories, packaged medicine, plastic products
Sells to
USA 10%, France 8%, Netherlands 7%
Land borders
9: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+49
Founded
1949
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Largest cities

Berlin  capital 3,426,354
Hamburg 1,973,896
Munich 1,505,005
Köln 1,024,621
Frankfurt am Main 650,000

Climate and geography

temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind

Climate zone

Highest point

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck Unified Germany in 1871 Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg, was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as its first chancellor from 1871 to 1890.
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler Nazi dictator, 1933-1945 Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany in the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer First chancellor of West Germany Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman and politician who served as the first chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963.
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel Chancellor, 2005-2021 Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German stateswoman and retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021.