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    Germany is a country located in Central Europe. It borders Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany was formed from several smaller states and became a unified country in 1871. After World War II, Germany was divided into East and West Germany until reunification in 1990. Today, Germany is a highly developed federal parliamentary republic with a population of over 80 million people and the fourth largest economy in the world.

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    Germany is a country located in Central Europe. It borders Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany was formed from several smaller states and became a unified country in 1871. After World War II, Germany was divided into East and West Germany until reunification in 1990. Today, Germany is a highly developed federal parliamentary republic with a population of over 80 million people and the fourth largest economy in the world.

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    THE HISTORY OF THE GERMAN PROVINCES

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    Germany is a country located in Central Europe. It borders Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany was formed from several smaller states and became a unified country in 1871. After World War II, Germany was divided into East and West Germany until reunification in 1990. Today, Germany is a highly developed federal parliamentary republic with a population of over 80 million people and the fourth largest economy in the world.

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    Germany

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    This article is about the country. For other uses, see Germany
    (disambiguation) and Deutschland (disambiguation).
    "Federal Republic of Germany" redirects here. For the country from 1949 to 1990,
    see West Germany.

    Coordinates: 51°N 9°E

    Federal Republic of Germany

    Bundesrepublik Deutschland (German)[a]

    Flag

    Coat of arms

    Motto:
    "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (de facto)
    (English: "Unity and Justice and Freedom")

    Anthem: "Deutschlandlied"[b]
    (English: "Song of Germany")

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    Location of Germany (dark green)
    – in Europe (green & dark grey)
    – in the European Union (green)

    Capital Berlin[c]
    and largest city 52°31′N 13°23′E

    Official language German[2][d]


    and national language

    Ethnic groups  76.4% Germans


    (2017) [2][3]  3.4% Turks
     2.6% Poles
     1.7% Russians
     15.9% Other

    Religion  57% Christian


    (2017)[4][5][6]  36% No religion
     7% Others / Undeclared

    Demonym(s) German

    Government Federal parliamentary republic


    • President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
    • Chancellor Angela Merkel
    • President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble
    • President of the Bundesrat Daniel Günther
    • President of the Andreas Voßkuhle
    Federal Constitutional
    Court

    Legislature

    • Upper house Bundesrat


    • Lower house Bundestag

    Formation

    • Holy Roman Empire 2 February 962


    • German Empire 18 January 1871
    • Weimar Republic 9 November 1918
    • Nazi Germany 30 January 1933
    • West and East Germany[e] 1949–1990
    • Basic Law adopted 8 May 1949
    • Founded the EEC [f]
    1 January 1958
    • Reunification 3 October 1990

    Area
    • Total 357,386 km2 (137,988 sq mi)[7] (62nd)

    Population
    • 2018 estimate 83,019,200[8] (17th)
    • Density 232/km2 (600.9/sq mi) (58th)

    GDP (PPP) 2019 estimate


    • Total $4.444 trillion[9] (5th)
    • Per capita $53,566[9] (18th)

    GDP (nominal) 2019 estimate


    • Total $3.863 trillion[9] (4th)
    • Per capita $46,564[9] (17th)

    Gini (2018) 31.1[10]


    medium

    HDI (2017) 0.936[11]


    very high · 5th

    Currency Euro (€) (EUR)


    Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
    • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

    Driving side right

    Calling code +49

    ISO 3166 code DE

    Internet TLD .de and .eu

    Germany (German: Deutschland, German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃlant]), officially the Federal


    Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, listen (help·info)),[g] is a
    country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the
    north and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to
    the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the
    south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the
    west.
    Germany includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres
    (137,988 sq mi),[7] and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 83 million
    inhabitants, it is the second most populous state of Europe after Russia, the most populous
    state lying entirely in Europe, as well as the most populous member state of the European
    Union. Germany is a very decentralised country. Its capital and largest metropolis is Berlin,
    while Frankfurt serves as its financial capital and has the country's busiest airport.
    Germany's largest urban area is the Ruhr, with its main centres of Dortmund and Essen.
    The country's other major cities
    are Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Leipzig, Bremen, Dresden, Hanover,
    and Nuremberg.
    Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany
    since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100.
    During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward. Beginning in the
    10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire.[13] During
    the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant
    Reformation. After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, the German Confederation was
    formed in 1815. The German revolutions of 1848–49 resulted in the Frankfurt
    Parliament establishing major democratic rights.
    In 1871, Germany became a nation state when most of the German states unified (except
    Switzerland and Austria) into the Prussian-dominated German Empire. After World War
    I and the revolution of 1918–19, the Empire was replaced by the parliamentary Weimar
    Republic. The Nazi seizure of power in 1933 led to the establishment of a dictatorship,
    the annexation of Austria, World War II, and the Holocaust. After the end of World War II in
    Europe and a period of Allied occupation, Austria was re-established as an independent
    country and two new German states were founded: West Germany, formed from the
    American, British, and French occupation zones, and East Germany, formed from
    the Soviet occupation zone. About a quarter of Germany's pre-war territory was annexed
    by Poland and the Soviet Union, leading to the expulsion of Germans. Following
    the Revolutions of 1989 that ended communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe, the
    country was reunified on 3 October 1990.[14]
    Today, the sovereign state of Germany is a federal parliamentary republic led by
    a chancellor. It is a great power with a strong economy; it has the world's fourth-largest
    economy by nominal GDP, and the fifth-largest by PPP. As a global leader in several
    industrial and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest
    exporter and importer of goods. As a highly developed country with a very high standard of
    living, it upholds a social security and universal health care system, environmental
    protection, and a tuition-free university education.
    The Federal Republic of Germany was a founding member of the European Economic
    Community in 1957 and the European Union in 1993. It is part of the Schengen Area and
    became a co-founder of the Eurozone in 1999. Germany is a member of the United
    Nations, NATO, the G7, the G20, and the OECD. Known for its rich cultural history,
    Germany has continuously been the home of influential and
    successful artists, philosophers, writers, musicians, film
    people, sportspeople, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, and inventors. Germany has
    many World Heritage sites and is among the top tourism destinations in the world.

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