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Germany
| Bundesrepublik DeutschlandFederal Republic of Germany | ||||||
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| Motto "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" "Unity and justice and freedom" | ||||||
| Anthem Das Lied der Deutschen (third stanza) also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Berlin 52°31′N, 13°24′E | |||||
| Official languages | German1 | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary Federal Republic | |||||
| - | President | Horst Köhler | ||||
| - | Chancellor | Angela Merkel (CDU) | ||||
| Formation | 843 | |||||
| - | Eastern Francia | 843 | ||||
| - | Holy Roman Empire | 962 | ||||
| - | German Confederation | 8 June 1815 | ||||
| - | German Empire | 18 January 1871 | ||||
| - | Federal Republic | 23 May 1949 | ||||
| - | Reunification | 3 October 1990 | ||||
| Accession to the European Union | 25 March 1957 | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 357,021 km² (63rd) 137,858 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 2.416 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | Dec. 2006 estimate | 82,310,000 (14th) | ||||
| - | 2000 census | 82,797,408 (July 2000 est.) | ||||
| - | Density | 230.9 /km² (50th) 598.5 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $2.585 trillion (5th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $31,400 (17th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2006 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $2.89 trillion (3rd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $35,072 (19th) | ||||
| Gini (2000) | 28.3 (low) | |||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.932 (high) (21st) | |||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .de | |||||
| Calling code | +49 | |||||
| 1 | Danish, Low German, Sorbian, Romany and Frisian are officially recognized and protected by the ECRML. | |||||
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland (help·info), IPA: ), is a country in West-central Europe. It is bordered on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Germany is a parliamentary federal republic of sixteen states (Bundesländer). The capital city and seat of government is Berlin. As a nation-state, the country was unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. After its defeat in World War II Germany was divided, and it became reunified in 1990. It is a founding member of the European Union, and with over 82 million people it has the largest population among the EU member states.
The Federal Republic of Germany is a modern great power, a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8, the G4 nations and ranks fourth worldwide in defence spending. Germany is the world's third largest economy by nominal GDP, the world's largest exporter of goods, and the world's second largest importer of goods. In 2007 it holds the rotating presidencies of both the European Council and the G8 summits.
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