Germany

Presentation

Capital: Berlin

Population

Total Population (million): 82.27

Annual growth rate: -0.07%

Density: 236 inhab./km²

Urban population: 75.28%

Population of Main urban areas: Essen (5746018); Berlin (4200072); Stuttgart (2625690); Hamburg (2549338); Munich (1940477); Frankfurt (1915002)

Ethnic Origins: Nearly one inhabitant in five (18.4%) has foreign roots. On 31 December 2007, foreigners living in Germany came from these countries: Turkey (1 713 551), Italy (528 318), Poland (384 808), Serbia-Montenegro (330 608), Greece (294 891), Croatia (225 309), Russia (187 835).

Official Language: German.

Other languages spoken: Most Germans have a very good knowledge of English. Quite a few of them speak French. Moreover, Italian, Spanish and Russian are also spoken, if less frequently.

Business language: Used a lot. The languages used in business are German and English.

Religion: Christians 62.5 % (Catholics 31.4 %, Protestants 31.1 %), Muslims 4 %, Jews 0.2 %.

Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Berlin

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 357,030 km²

Type of State: Germany has 16 States or provinces, which have local governments and legislatures that enjoy considerable decentralization in relation to the federal government.

Type of economy: High-income economy, OECD member, G8 member
The leading European power; the world's second largest exporter.

HID*: 0.935

HDI (world rank): 22/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Berlin

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Low: 9° | High: 12°

Humidity: 94% | Wind: 9 km/h
Sunrise: 7:09 am | Sunset: 4:31 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Germany, dial 00
To call in Germany, dial 49

Internet suffix: .de

Computers: 54.5 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 0.0

Internet users: 0.0