Germany is a EU economic leader driving automotive electrification and green-hydrogen projects, world-class apprenticeships, and balanced public finances.
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Easy learning about Germany
The capital city of Germany is Berlin, capital city of Germany.
Word: Autobahn
Meaning: speed highway
Administrative Divisions
16 states (Laender)
- Baden-Wuerttemberg,
- Bayern (Bavaria),
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen (Hesse),
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania),
- Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony),
- Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia),
- Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate),
- Saarland,
- Sachsen (Saxony),
- Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt),
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thueringen (Thuringia)
note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City (Freie Hansestadt) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)
Where in the world is Germany located?
Germany is a Country located in the Western Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
Basic Information
Capital City: Berlin, capital city of Germany
Population: 83,491,249 (UN)
Area: 357,021 km² / 221,842 sq mi
People from Germany are called: Germans
Geography
Latitude: 50.962° N
Longitude: 9.678° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Borders
- Switzerland — Land border
- Poland — Land border
- Netherlands — Land border
- Denmark — Land border
- Belgium — Land border
- Czechia — Land border
- Luxembourg — Land border
- France — Land border
- Austria — Land border
Climate
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 10 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 598 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 28 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.657 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 5 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.959
Mean Years of Schooling: 14.3
Expected Years of Schooling: 17.3
Life Expectancy at Birth: 81.4 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Protestant
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 1958
Euro - since 1999
Schengen - since 1995
NATO - since 1955 (West Germany) and 1990 (Germany)
Technical Information
TLD: .de
Calling Code: +49
MapGeo Name: Germany
MapGeo Code: DE