Germany Geography

Country Name: Federal Republic of Germany

Capital City: Berlin

Population: 82,422,299 (2006)

Population Growth: -0.02% (2006)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Languages: German

Area: 357,021 sq km

Inflation Rate: 1.7% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 11.7% (2005)

Domain extension: .de

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF GERMANY

Location:

Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark

Geographic Co-ordinates:

51 00 N, 9 00 E

Area - total:

357,021 sq km

Area - total:

357,021 sq km

Area - land:

349,223 sq km

Area - water:

7,798 sq km

Land Boundaries:

3,621 km

Border Countries:

Austria 784 km, Belgium 167 km, Czech Republic 646 km, Denmark 68 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 577 km, Poland 456 km, Switzerland 334 km

Terrain:

lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south

Elevation - highest point:

Zugspitze 2,963 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.54 m

Natural Resources:

coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land

Arable Land:

33.13%

Permanent Crops:

0.60%

Other Land Use:

66.27% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

flooding