Germany

Area: 357 021 km²

Population: 82 400 996 (2007)

Population density: 230.8 pers./km²

Capital: Berlin

Government type: Federal Parliamentary republic

Official language: German

Ethnic groups: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1%

Religion: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, other 28.3%

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Time zone: UTC+1, summer UTC+2

Administrative divisions: Germany composes of 16 states, which are subdivided into 439 districts

Highest point: Zugspitze 2 963 m

Longest river: Rhine 865 km (total length 1 320 km)

Largest lake: Lake Constance 536 km²

Largest cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main

Calling code: +49

Internet TLD: .de