Germany was a patchwork of separate states until unification in 1871. Its constitution places lawmaking in sixteen federal states, each running its own schools and police.
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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 lands:
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Lower Saxony
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
States of Germany map
Germany is a Country located in the Western Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
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Height
-176 m (-577 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 450 m (1480 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 950 m (3120 ft), 1150 m (3770 ft), 1250 m (4100 ft), Max altitude 2945 m (9660 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Germany
Height from south to north in Germany
1North Sea (Northwest), Baltic Sea (Northeast)0 m2Rhine10 to 413 m3Elbe0 to 187 m
Population of Germany, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Berlin, capital city of Germany
Population: 83,491,249 (World Bank)
Area: 357,588 km² / 138,065 sq mi
People from Germany are called: Germans
Geography
Latitude: 50.962° N
Longitude: 9.678° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Highest Elevation Point: Zugspitze (2 962 m)
Lowest point: Neuendorf-Sachsenbande (−4 m)
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
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Official website: verwaltung.bund.de
TLD: .de
Calling Code: +49
MapGeo Name: Germany
MapGeo Code: DE