Germany in a nutshell
National Flag: | Horizontal tricolor of black, red, and gold |
Official Languages: | German |
Capital City: | Berlin |
National Anthem: | "Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza) also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" |
National Emblem: | National Coat of Arms featuring a black eagle icon on golden field |
State Holiday: | 3rd October (German Reunification Day) |
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Form of Government: | Parliamentary Federal Republic |
Head of State: | State President Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler |
Head of Government: | Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel |
Parliament: | Bundestag (Lower House) and Bundesrat (Upper House) |
Legislation: | Basic Law from 1949 (with amendments) |
Administration: | 16 States |
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Economic System: | Social market economy |
Financial Center: | Frankfurt am Main |
Gross National Income (in current prices): | EUR 2,447.4 billion (2007) |
Gross Domestic Product (in current prices): | EUR 2,423.8 billion (2007) |
GDP per Sector of the Economy (2007): | Services: 51.3 percent, industry & construction: 30.1 percent, trade: 17.7 percent, agriculture: 0.9 percent |
Exports: | EUR 969 billion (2007) |
Imports: | EUR 772.5 billion (2007) |
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Size: | 357,114 km² (137,883 sq mi) |
Location: | Central Europe, coordinates: 51° 00" North, 9° 00" East |
Neighboring Countries: | Denmark, Poland, Czeck Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands |
Population: | 82.2 million inhabitants (2007) |
Society: | Modern, cosmopolitan country: Society is shaped by a plurality of life styles and truly different ethno-cultural diversity |
Religions: | Catholics 31.0 percent, Protestants 30.8 percent, Muslims 3.9 percent, Other 1.8 percent, Undenominational 32.5 percent |
Largest Cities: | Berlin (3.4 million), Hamburg (1.7 million), Munich (1.3 million) |
Highest Mountain: | Zugspitze 2,962 m |
Longest Rivers: | Rhine 865 km, Elbe 700 km, Danube 647 km |
Largest Lakes: | Lake Constance 536 km², Müritz 109 km², Chiemsee 80 km² |
Raw Materials: | Rock salt, potassium, brown coal, hard coal, iron ore, crude oil, natural gas |
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Road Network: | 231,400 km |
Railway Network: | 41,300 km |
Inland Navigation: | 7,500 km |
Major Inland Ports: | Duisburg and Magdeburg |
Major Seaports: | Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Rostock, Lübeck |
Air Traffic: | 19 international airports |
Largest Airport: | Frankfurt am Main |
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Time Zone: | Central European time (CET) with European daylight savings time |
Climate: | Temperate climate zone |
Currency: | Euro (1 € = 100 Cent) |
Phone Dial Code: | + 49 |
Internet TLD: | .de |
Power Voltage: | 230 V, 50 Hz |
