Germany, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Berlin, capital city of Germany
Germany is a EU economic leader driving automotive electrification and green-hydrogen projects, world-class apprenticeships, and balanced public finances.
Germany in one word would be “Autobahn,” meaning speed highway.
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Germany is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Germany |
The capital city of Germany is Berlin.
| Germany is located in | Western Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1955 (West Germany) and 1990 (Germany) |
| Germany has a population of | 84,548,231 inhabitants within a total area of 357,021 Km2 (221,842 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Germany’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 20 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.54 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Germany HDI ranks in position nº 5 worldwide HDI of 0.959 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Germany’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 189 countries Germany passport ranks 3rd in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Germany GDP per capita is | $55,911 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Germany ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Germany EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency has a score of 598 ranks 10th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 51° 00' N, 9° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Switzerland, Poland, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Czechia, Luxembourg, France, Austria. |
| Germany Climate | tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant, |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .de |
| Germany calling code | +49 |
Germany 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)
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