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Germany in a Nutshell
| National Flag: | Horizontal tricolor of black, red, and gold |
| Official Languages: | German |
| Capital City: | Berlin |
| National Anthem: | "Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza) also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" |
| National Emblem: | National Coat of Arms featuring a black eagle icon on golden field |
| State Holiday: | 3rd October (German Reunification Day) |
| Form of Government: | Parliamentary Federal Republic |
| Head of State: | State President Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler |
| Head of Government: | Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel |
| Parliament: | Bundestag (Lower House) and Bundesrat (Upper House) |
| Legislation: | Basic Law from 1949 (with amendments) |
| Administration: | 16 States |
| Economic System: | Social market economy |
| Financial Center: | Frankfurt am Main |
| Gross National Income (in current prices): | EUR 2,529 billion (2008) |
| Gross Domestic Product (in current prices): | EUR 2,492 billion (2008) |
| GDP per Sector of the Economy (2008): | Services: 50.9 percent, industry & construction: 30.4 percent, trade: 17.9 percent, agriculture: 0.9 percent |
| Exports: | EUR 994,9 billion (2008) |
| Imports: | EUR 818.6 billion (2008) |
| Size: | 357.104 km² (137,881 sq mi) |
| Location: | Central Europe, coordinates: 51° 00" North, 9° 00" East |
| Neighboring Countries: | Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands |
| Population: | 82.2 million inhabitants (2007) |
| Society: | Modern, cosmopolitan country: Society is shaped by a plurality of life styles and truly different ethno-cultural diversity |
| Religions: | Catholics 31.0 percent, Protestants 30.8 percent, Muslims 3.9 percent, Other 1.8 percent, Undenominational 32.5 percent |
| Largest Cities: | Berlin (3.4 million), Hamburg (1.7 million), Munich (1.3 million) |
| Highest Mountain: | Zugspitze 2,962 m |
| Longest Rivers: | Rhine 865 km, Elbe 700 km, Danube 647 km |
| Largest Lakes: | Lake Constance 536 km², Müritz 109 km², Chiemsee 80 km² |
| Raw Materials: | Rock salt, potassium, brown coal, hard coal, iron ore, crude oil, natural gas |
| Road Network: | 231,400 km |
| Railway Network: | 41,300 km |
| Inland Navigation: | 7,500 km |
| Major Inland Ports: | Duisburg and Magdeburg |
| Major Seaports: | Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Rostock, Lübeck |
| Air Traffic: | 19 international airports |
| Largest Airport: | Frankfurt am Main |
| Time Zone: | Central European time (CET) with European daylight savings time |
| Climate: | Temperate climate zone |
| Currency: | Euro (1 € = 100 Cent) |
| Phone Dial Code: | + 49 |
| Internet TLD: | .de |
| Power Voltage: | 230 V, 50 Hz |