Germany Facts

Name: Germany
(long form) Federal Republic of Germany
Capital City: Berlin (3,440,441 pop.)
(4,429,847 metro)
Germany Population: 81,147,265 ( 2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Euro
(conversion rates)

20 Euros
Ethnicity: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)
Holidays
GDP total: $3.123 trillion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $39,100 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: German
Largest Cities: (by population)
Name: The English word "Germany" derives from the Greek term Germania. The name "Germania" came into use after Julius Caesar adopted it from a Gallic term for the peoples east of the Rhine that could possibly have meant "neighbour", or "men of forests", or even "men with spears".
National Day: October 3, unity day
Religion: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
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Germany's Information

Land Area	348,672 km²
Water Area	8,350 km²
Total Area	357,022km² (#62)
Population	80,722,792 (#18)
Population Density	231.51/km²
Government Type	Federal Parliamentary Republic
GDP (PPP)	$3,980.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$48,200
Currency	Euro (EUR)
More Information	Germany

Region	Capital
Baden-Wurttemberg	Stuttgart
Bavaria	Munich
Berlin	Berlin
Brandenburg	Potsdam
Bremen	Bremen
Hamburg	Hamburg
Hesse	Wiesbaden
Lower Saxony	Hannover
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Schwerin
North Rhine-Westphalia	Dusseldorf
Rhineland-Palatinate	Mainz
Saarland	Saarbrucken
Saxony	Dresden
Saxony-Anhalt	Magdeburg
Schleswig-Holstein	Kiel
Thuringia	Erfurt

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