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Germany People

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

PEOPLE OF GERMANY

Age Structure 0-14 years:

13.9% (male 5,894,724/female 5,590,373)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66.3% (male 27,811,357/female 26,790,222)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

19.8% (male 6,771,972/female 9,542,348) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

43 years

Median Age - male:

41.8 years

Median Age - female:

44.3 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

-0.033% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

8.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

10.71 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.054 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.038 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.71 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.966 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

78.95 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

75.96 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

82.11 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

German(s)

Ethnic Groups:

German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)

Religions:

Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%

Languages:

German