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General Overview
Economic Activity
- GDP (2009): EUR 2.4 trillion
- GDP per Capita (2009): EUR 29,406
- GDP by Sector (2009): Services 55.1%, Industry 26.6%, Trade 17.5%, Agriculture 0.8 %
- GDP Growth (2009): -5.0%
- Inflation Rate (2009): 0.4%
- Exports of Goods (2009): EUR 808 billion
- Imports of Goods (2009): EUR 674 billion
Economic Structure
- Number of Companies (2008): 3.63 million
- Percentage of which Are SMEs: 99.7%
- Total Turnover All Companies (2007): EUR 5.15 trillion
- Total SME Turnover: 37.5%
- Total Employees (2008): 30 million
- Number of Employees in SMEs: 70.5%
Constitutional Order
- Form of Government: Parliamentary federal republic
- Head of State: Christian Wulff
- Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel
- Legislative Body: Bundestag (Parliament) and Bundesrat (Council of Constituent States)
- Administration: 16 state parliaments
Population & Land Area
- Area: 357,114 km²
- Coastline: 2,389 km
- Population: 82 million
- Working Population: 40 million
- Largest Cities: Berlin (3.4 million), Hamburg (1.8 million), Munich (1.3 million)
Infrastructure
- International Passenger Airports: 23
- Seaports: 22
- Inner Harbors: 250
- Waterways: 7,500 km
- Roadways: 231,000 km (of which 12,600 km highway)
- Railways: 37,900 km
