Official Name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany)
Currency: Euro
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Europe
Location: In central Europe. Neighbors: Denmark on N, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France on W, Switzerland, Austria on S, Czech Republic, Poland on E.
Area: 137,856 sq mi, 357,046 sq km
Form of Government: Federal multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Federal Council 69) and (Federal Diet 614)
Population: (2007) 82,249,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 596.6, persons per sq km 230.4
Principal Language(s): German
Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 4%, unaffiliated or other 28%
Capital: Berlin
Capital Population: 3,395,189
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 8.9 degrees Celsius, 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Hamburg 1,743,627, Munich 1,259,677 Cologne 983,347, Frankfurt am Main 651,899, Stuttgart 592,259, Dortmund 588,168, Essen 585,430, Dusseldorf 574,514, Bremen 546,852,Hannover 515,729, Leipzig 502,651, Duisburg 501,564, Nuremberg 499,237.
Topography: Germany is flat in N, hilly in center and W, and mountainous in Bavaria in the S. Chief rivers are Elbe, Weser, Ems, Rhine, and Main, all flowing toward North Sea, and Danube, flowing toward Black Sea.
Economy: G.D.P. $ 2.833 trillion
G.D.P. per Capita: $34,400
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006) 8.2 (world average 20.3). Death rate per 1,000 population (2006) 10.0 (world avg. 8.6). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 1.39. Life expectancy at birth (2006): male 75.8 years, female 82.0 years.
Government Website: www.deutschland.de
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate Website.
