Germany: Basic Facts
- Population:
- 82,400,966 (July 2007 est.)
- Size:
- 357,021 sq km (slightly smaller than Montana)
- Bordering countries:
- Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
- Coastline:
- 2,389 km • Forests and woodland cover 31% of the country
- Climate:
- temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm, tropical foehn wind; high relative humidity
- Lowest point:
- Neuendorf bei Wilster (-3.54 m)
- Highest point:
- Zugspitze (2,963 m)
- Life expectancy at birth:
- 78.9 (75.96 for males, 82.11 for females)
- Religions:
- Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
- Government type:
- federal republic
- National capital:
- Berlin
- Voting Age:
- 18
- States:
- Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen
- Political parties:
- Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/Greens, Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
- Currency:
- 1 euro (€) = 100 cents
- Telephones:
- Telephones: 54.2 million (land lines - 2006) 79.2 million (mobile- 2005)
Internet Country Code: .de • Internet users: 50,616,000 (2005) - Radio broadcast stations:
- AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4
- Television broadcast stations:
- 373
- Railways:
- 48,215 km of track
- Highways and roads:
- 231,581km
- Waterways:
- 7,467km
- Airports:
- 554
- Heliports:
- 32
(Source: CIA Fact Book)
Number of residents in Germany from English-speaking nations as of 31 December 2006, not including members of the military:
- Great Britain
- 96,507
- USA
- 99,265
- India
- 41,497
- Ireland
- 10,093
- Canada
- 13,172
- Australia/New Zealand
- 10,832
- South Africa
- 5,028
(Source: Statistisches Bundesamt in Wiesbaden)
