 Germany
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
51 00 N, 9 00 E |
| Area |
total: 357,021 sq km land: 349,223 sq km water: 7,798 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind |
| Terrain |
lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south |
| Population |
82,400,996 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
German |
| Imports |
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals |
| Exports |
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles |
| Hazards |
flooding |
| Resources |
coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land |
| Geography |
strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea |
| Nationality |
noun: German(s) adjective: German |
| Capital |
name: Berlin geographic coordinates: 52 31 N, 13 24 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.de |
| Internet Users |
50.616 million (2006) |
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