Germany Factsheet

Last update : June 2012

Demography

Population: 81.8 million (2011)

Population Density (inhabitant/km2): 230.9 (national average), 3,818 (Berlin - highest), 73 (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - lowest)

Largest Cities (pop. in million): Berlin (3.4m), Hamburg (1.7m), Munich (1.3m), Cologne (1m), Frankfurt (0.67m) and Stuttgart (0.59m).

Home Ownership: 40%

Urban Population: 88%

Life Expectancy : 79.26 (average), 76.26 years (men), 82.42 years (women) (2009 est.)

Birth Rate: 8.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate: 10.71 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Ethnic Composition: Caucasians (99%)

Registered foreigners: 7.3 million (2004), among which 1,764,000 Turks, 548,000 Italians, 507,000 Serbs, 370,000 Greeks, 327,000 Poles, 229,000 Croats, 183,500 Vietnamese, and 179,000 Russians.

Official Language: German (+ 7 official minority languages)

Major Religions: Protestantism (32.5%), Roman Catholicism (31.5%), Agnosticism/Atheism (29.5%), Islam (4%)

Geography

Area: 357,021 km²

Coastline : 2,389 km

Highest Peak: Zugspitze: (2,962 m)

Lowest Elevation: Wilstermarsch (-3.5m)

Economy

Monetary unit: Euro (€, EUR)

Fiscal Year: 1 January - 31 December

GDP (nominal - IMF): US$3.57 trillion (2011)

GNI per capita (Atlas methodology): US$43,070 (2011)

GDP per capita at PPP: US$37,897 (2011 - IMF)

GDP - real growth rate: 3 % (2010)

Inflation (consumer prices): 1.3 % (2010)

Unemployment: 5.4% (April 2012)

Public Debt (% of GDP) : 81.2 (2012)

Main Industries: iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles

Main Exports: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, and textiles

Main Imports: machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, and metals

Main Trading Partners: France, USA, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland.

Government

Type of Government: Republic

Parliamentary System : bicameral Parliament (Federal Diet and Federal Council)

Administrative Division : 16 states, 439 districts and cities

Capital: Berlin (since 1990)

Head of State: Joachim Gauck (since 2012)

Prime Minister: Angela Merkel (since 2005)

Miscellaneous

Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1

Electricity: 230V AC, 50Hz

Weights & measures: Metric

Internet domain: .de

International dialling code: +49