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Germany (pronounced: /En-uk-Germany.ogg/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, ), is a country in Central Europe. It is 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. The territory of Germany covers 357021 km2 and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants in January 2010, it has the largest population among member states of the European Union, and it is also home to the third-largest number of international migrants worldwide. A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, has been known and documented before AD 100. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted until 1806. During the 16th century, northern Germany became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. As a modern nation-state, the country was first unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. In 1949, after World War II, Germany was divided into two separate states—East Germany and West Germany—along the lines of Allied occupation. Germany was reunified in 1990. West Germany was a founding member of the European Community (EC) in 1957, which became the European Union in 1993. It is part of the Schengen zone and adopted the European currency, the euro, in 1999. (via Wikipedia)


About Germany


Capital: Berlin

Language: German

As Of: Jan 1, 2007

Largest City: Berlin

Population Density (sq mi): 593

GDP (nominal): $3.673 trillion

Time Zone: CET

Area: 137,847

GDP (per capita PPP) Rank: 21st
5th

GDP (nominal per capita): $44,728

GDP (nominal) Rank: 4th

GDP (nominal per capita) Rank: 19th

As of: Jan 1, 2008

Government type: Federal Parliamentary republic

As of: Jan 1, 2008

ccTLD: .de

Currency (code): EUR

Latitude: N

Country Calling Code: 49

Longitude: E

Currency: Euro (€)

Latitude (Minutes): 31

Longitude (Minutes): 23

Latitude (Degrees): 52

As of: Jan 1, 2000

HDI Rank: 22nd

HDI: 0.947

Longitude (Degrees): 13

Gini: 28.3

Ethnic groups: 91.5% German, 2.4% Turkish, 6.1% other

EU Accession: Mar 25, 1957

Anthem: Das Lied der Deutschen
(also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit")

EU Seats: 99

Demonym: German

Name: Germany

Total Population: 81,757,600

GDP (per capita PPP): $2.918 trillion


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