Germany
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Berlin
- Population
- 84,012,284 (2025 est.)
- Area
- 357,022 sq km
- Government
- federal parliamentary republic
- Religions
- Roman Catholic 24.8%, Protestant 22.6%, Muslim 3.7%, other 5.1%, none 43.8% (2022 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- German 85.4%, Turkish 1.8%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Syrian 1.1%, Romanian 1%, Poland 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.3% (2022 est.)
- Currency
- euros (EUR)
- Life Expectancy
- 81.9 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .de
- Climate
- temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
- Terrain
- lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south
- Natural Resources
- coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
- Major Exports
- cars, vehicle parts/accessories, packaged medicine, plastic products, vaccines (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
As Europe's largest economy and second most-populous nation (after Russia), Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations.