| State System |
Democratic parliamentary federal democracy since 1949 |
| Administration |
16 federal states |
| Capital City |
Berlin, about 3.4 million inhabitants |
| National Flag |
Three horizontal stripes in black, red, gold |
| Emblem |
Stylized Eagle |
| Anthem |
Third verse of August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben’s ”Das Lied der Deutschen” to a melody by Joseph Haydn “Kaiserhymne“ |
| State Holiday |
October 3, Day of German Unity |
| Parliament |
Bundestag |
| Time Zone |
Central European Time (CET) |
| Currency |
Germany is a member of the Eurozone, EUR 1 = 100 cents |
| Phone Dial Code |
+49 |
| Internet TLD |
.de (one of the ten most frequent top-level domains) |
| Power voltage |
230 V, 50 Hz |
| Official Language |
German. German is the mother tongue of 100 million people and is the mother tongue spoken most frequently in the European Union |
| Location |
Central Europe |
| Size |
357,021 km² (137,847 mi²) |
| Inhabitants |
About 82 million (Germany has the largest population of any EU member state) |
| Largest Cities |
Berlin (3.4 million inhabitants), Hamburg (1.8m), Munich (1.3m), Cologne (1.0m), Frankfurt/Main (662,000) |
| Neighboring States |
Germany is located in the heart of Europe and has nine neighbors: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland |
| Borders |
3,757 km (2,334 mi) |
| Coastline |
2,389 km (1,484 mi) |
| Highest Mountain |
Zugspitze 2963 m (9,718 ft) |
| Longest Rivers |
Rhine 865 km (537 mi), Elbe 700 km (435 mi), Danube 647 km (402 mi) in Germany |
