Coordinates: 51°N 9°E / 51°N 9°E
Federal Republic of Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland (German) | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Berlin 52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E |
German | |
Demonym(s) | German |
Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
Frank-Walter Steinmeier | |
Olaf Scholz | |
Robert Habeck | |
Legislature | |
Bundesrat | |
Bundestag | |
Formation | |
18 January 1871 | |
9 November 1918 | |
23 March 1933 | |
23 May 1949 | |
3 October 1990 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (63rd) |
• Water (%) | 1.27 (as of 2015) |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 83,190,556 (18th) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (58th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $4.743 trillion (5th) |
• Per capita | $56,956 (15th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $4.319 trillion (4th) |
• Per capita | $51,860 (15th) |
Gini (2019) | ▼ 29.7 low |
HDI (2019) | 0.947 very high · 6th |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Driving side | right |
ISO 3166 code | DE |
Internet TLD | .de |
Germany (German: Deutschland, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a country in Central Europe. The country's full name is sometimes shortened to the FRG (or the BRD, in German).
To the north of Germany are the North and Baltic Seas, and the kingdom of Denmark. To the east of Germany are the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. To the south of Germany are the countries of Austria and Switzerland. To the west of Germany are the countries of France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The total area of Germany is 357,021 square kilometres (137,847 square miles). The large majority of Germany has warm summers and cold winters. In March 2021, Germany had a population of 83.1 million people, the largest in Europe (excluding Russia). After the United States, Germany is the second most popular country for migration in the world.