Germany: Basic Facts

Population:
82,329,758 (July 2009 est.)
Size:
348,672 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:
79.1 - 76.26 for males - 82.42 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), Left Party (Die Linke)
Currency:
1 euro (€) = 100 cents
Telephones:
51.5 million (land lines 2008) - 107.245 million (mobile 2008)
Internet users :
61.973 million (2008)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4
Television broadcast stations:
373
Railways:
41,896 km of track
Highways and roads:
231,581km
Waterways:
7,467km
Airports:
550
Heliports:
25
Roadways:
644,480 kilometers (12,400 km autobahns) - includes local roads

(Source: CIA Fact Book)

Number of residents in Germany from English-speaking nations as of 31 December 2008, not including members of the military:

Great Britain
97,560
USA
100,002
India
44,405
Ireland
10,207
Canada
13,390
Australia/New Zealand
11,210
South Africa
4,649

(Source: Statistisches Bundesamt in Wiesbaden)