Germany (/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields. A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Age, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant...

Breeds orginating here: Great Dane  Pomeranian  American Eskimo Dog  Boxer  Rottweiler  Affenpinscher  Miniature Schnauzer  German Shorthaired Pointer  German Wirehaired Pointer  Weimaraner  
Works Written About This Topic: Eichmann in Jerusalem  The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich  The improbable voyage  The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940  The Origins of Modern Germany  Destined to Witness  The Meaning of Hitler  Hitler  The Occult Roots of Nazism  The Nazis  
TV stations owned: Westdeutscher Rundfunk  
Employees and other personnel: Jürgen Klinsmann - Head coach - Jul 26, 2004 - Dec 7, 2006; Joachim Löw - Assistant Coach - 2004 - 2006; Joachim Löw - Head coach - 2006; Rudi Völler - Head coach - 2000 - 2004; 
Versions released in this region: The Adventures of Rad Gravity  
Featured In Films: A Bridge Too Far  Schindler's List  Schtonk!  Die Weiße Rose  Kleine Freiheit  The Bourne Identity  Anatomy  Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew  The Blue Angel  Escape to Victory  
Beers from here: Weltenburger Kloster Asam-Bock  Ayinger Winter Bock  Beck & Co. Beck's Light  Berliner Schultheiss Brauerei Original Berliner Weisse Schankbier  Gilde Brewery Bergadler Premium Pils  Ayinger Brau-Weisse  Tegernseer Dunkel Export  Erzquell Brauerei Bielstein Zunft Kölsch  Beck & Co. Beck's Gold  Aldersbacher Kloster Weisse Hell  
Agencies: German Ministry of Justice  German Ministry of the Interior  German Ministry of Defence  German Ministry of Health  German Ministry for Economics and Labour  German Ministry of Economics and Technology  German Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs  German Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs  German Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth  German Statistical Office  
Governing officials: Walter Scheel - Jul 1, 1974 - Jun 28, 1979; Franz von Papen - Chancellor - Chancellor of Germany - Cabinet of Germany - Jun 1, 1932 - Nov 17, 1932; Kurt von Schleicher - Chancellor - Chancellor of Germany - Cabinet of Germany - Dec 2, 1932 - Jan 28, 1933; Angela Merkel - Chancellor - Chancellor of Germany - Cabinet of Germany - Cabinet of Angela Merkel I - Nov 22, 2005 - Oct 28, 2009; Gerhard Schröder - Chancellor - Chancellor of Germany - Cabinet of Germany - Cabinet Schröder I/Cabinet Schröder II - Oct 27, 1998 - Nov 22, 2005; Angela Merkel - Minister for the Environment and Reactor Safety - Nov 17, 1994 - Oct 26, 1998; Angela Merkel - Minister for Women and Youth - Jan 18, 1991 - Nov 17, 1994; Helmut Kohl - Chancellor - Chancellor of Germany - Cabinet of Germany - Cabinet Kohl I/Cabinet Kohl V/Cabinet Kohl III/Cabinet Kohl II/Cabinet Kohl IV - Oct 1, 1982 - Oct 27, 1998; Helmut Schmidt - Chancellor - Chancellor of Germany - Cabinet of Germany - Cabinet Schmidt III/Cabinet Schmidt I/Cabinet Schmidt II - May 16, 1974 - Oct 1, 1982; Walter Scheel - Chancellor - Chancellor of Germany - Cabinet of Germany - May 7, 1974 - May 16, 1974; 
Government: Government of Germany  
Government bodies: Bundestag  Bundesrat of Germany  Cabinet of Germany  
Government positions: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs  Federal Minister of the Interior  Chancellor of Germany  President of Germany  President of the Bundestag  Member of the Bundestag  
Representatives: Jo Leinen - Member of Parliament - Member of the European Parliament - European Union - 1999; 
Administrative Divisions: Baden-Württemberg  Bavaria  Berlin  Brandenburg  Bremen  Hamburg  Hesse  Lower Saxony  Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania  North Rhine-Westphalia  
Calling Code: 49; 
Capital: Berlin  
Currency Formerly Used: German papiermark  German Rentenmark  German mark  
Currency Used: Euro  
FIPS Code: GM; 
Form of Government: Federal republic  Democracy  Parliamentary republic  
Internet TLD: de  
ISO Short Name: GERMANY; 
Languages spoken: Bavarian Language  German Language  Saxon, Upper Language  
National anthem: Das Lied der Deutschen - 1922; 
Official Language: German Language  
Date founded: May 23, 1949; 
Adjectival form: German; 
Adjoins: Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Switzerland; Austria; Poland; Belgium; Netherlands; Luxembourg; 
Area: 357,092.9 km²; 
Contained by: Europe  Western Europe  Earth  
Contains: Leipzig  Karlsruhe  Munich  Berlin  Leipzig  Berlin Wall  Hanover  Bavaria  Bremen  Bayreuth  
Events: Battle of Wilhelmstahl  Battle of the Bulge  German Revolution of 1918–19  Big Week  Operation Crossbow  Battle of Welfesholz  Central Europe Campaign  Austro-Prussian War  Operation Market Garden  Edict of Restitution  
Geolocation: 51, 9; 
Nearby airports: Bremerhaven Airport  
Partially Contains: Regio TriRhena  Euregio Bayerischer Wald-Böhmerwald-Sumava  Euregio Inn-Salzach  Euregio Salzburg-Berchtesgadener Land-Traunstein  Euregio Via Salina  Euregio Inntal  Euregio Zugspitze-Wetterstein-Karwendel  EuRegio SaarLorLuxRhin  Meuse-Rhine euroregion  Euroregion Egrensis  
Time zone(s): Central European Time  UTC+1  
USBG name: GERMANY; 
GDP (nominal): US$ - 3.818E+12 - 2008; US$ - 3.33003E+12 - 2009; US$ - 3.63453E+12 - 2008; US$ - 3.32915E+12 - 2007; US$ - 2.91856E+12 - 2006; US$ - 2.78839E+12 - 2005; US$ - 2.74521E+12 - 2004; US$ - 2.44221E+12 - 2003; US$ - 2.01692E+12 - 2002; US$ - 1.89097E+12 - 2001; 
GDP (nominal per capita): US$ - 35,072 - 2006; US$ - 34,800 - 2008; 
Places exported to: United States of America - US$ - 3.33E+10 - 2008; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; 
Places imported from: Nepal; United States of America - US$ - 1.81E+10 - 2008; Tanzania; Tuvalu; Madagascar; Antigua and Barbuda; Scotland - UK £ - 2,600,000,000 - 2004; 
Population: 82,110,097 - 2008; 82,469,400 - 2005; 82,516,250 - 2004; 82,541,000 - 2003; 82,508,000 - 2002; 82,333,000 - 2001; 82,210,000 - 2000; 82,087,000 - 1999; 82,047,000 - 1998; 82,071,000 - 1997; 
Religions: Roman Catholicism - 31.2 % - 2006; Evangelicalism - 30.8 % - 2006; No Religion - 28.3 %; Muslim - 3.7 % - 2006; 
Titles: Dead Eyes Open  M  The Robber  Hashish  Distance  The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl  Sleeping Songs  Earthquake in Chile  Charley's Aunt  She's 19 and Ready  
Casualties: Second Battle of the Aisne, Military - Dead, 168,000; 
Force Deployments: Second Battle of the Aisne; 2001 war in Afghanistan - 4,050; 
Military Commanders: Second Battle of the Aisne - Erich Ludendorff; Golf Beach Landing - Wilhelm Richter; Golf Beach Landing - Dietrich Kraiss; 
Military Conflicts: Russia/Belgium/Brazil/Mexico/Greece/Netherlands/New Zealand/Bulgaria/Yugoslavia/South Africa/Canada/Australia/United States of America/France/United Kingdom/Soviet Union; Battle of Moreuil Wood; Battle of Hulluch; Battle of Wizna; Belorussian Offensive; Tanne Ost; Altmark Incident; Battle of the Barents Sea; Georgian Uprising of Texel; Battle of Rostov; 
Athletes: Jan Hempel - 2000 Summer Olympics; Jan Hempel - 1996 Summer Olympics; Andreas Wels - 2004 Summer Olympics; Heiko Meyer - 2000 Summer Olympics; Tobias Schellenberg - 2004 Summer Olympics; Georg Hoffmann - 1904 Summer Olympics; Hans Luber - 1912 Summer Olympics; Gottlob Walz - 1908 Summer Olympics; Dörte Lindner - 2000 Summer Olympics; Alfred Braunschweiger - 1904 Summer Olympics; 
Demonstration medals won: Gold medal - Andrea Schöpp/Christiane Scheibel/Sabine Hutt/Monika Wagner/Stephanie Mayer - Curling at the 1992 Winter Olympics - Women - 1992 Winter Olympics; 
IOC Code: GER; 
Athletic performances: Gold medal - Albert Zürner - Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard - 1908 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Andreas Wels/Tobias Schellenberg - Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard - 2004 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Jan Hempel - Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform - 1996 Summer Olympics; Silver medal - Annika Walter - Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform - 1996 Summer Olympics; Bronze medal - Jan Hempel/Heiko Meyer - Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 10 metre platform - 2000 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Yvonne Bönisch - 2004 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Fanny Rinne - Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament; Silver medal - Hanka Kupfernagel - Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's individual road race - 2008 Summer Olympics; Gold medal - Alexander Grimm - Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1 - 2008 Summer Olympics; Bronze medal - Maximilian Levy/Stefan Nimke/Rene Enders - Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's team sprint - 2008 Summer Olympics; 
Olympics participated in: 2010 Winter Olympics  2008 Summer Olympics  2002 Winter Olympics  1936 Summer Olympics  1952 Summer Olympics  1896 Summer Olympics  1900 Summer Olympics  
Member of: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); European Union - Mar 25, 1957; Western European Union; African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; Caribbean Development Bank; Zangger Committee; Southeast European Cooperative Initiative; Paris Club; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; 
Organizations with this scope: Head Organisation of the Film Industry  Voluntary Self Regulation of the Movie Industry  Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft  The Left.  ALLTRA  German Christian Workers' Federation  Free Association of German Trade Unions  Free German Trade Union Federation  German Civil Service Federation  German Labour Front  
Newspapers: Bild-Zeitung  Die Welt  Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung  Die Zeit  Süddeutsche Zeitung  Zaman  Neues Deutschland  Welt am Sonntag  Financial Times Deutschland  Rheinische Post  
Athletes: 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Kira Kattenbeck - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Raphael Beck - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Peter Lang - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Max Schwenger - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Lena Bonnie - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Kai Schaefer - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Fabian Holzer - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Fabienne Deprez - Badminton; 2010 BWF World Junior Championships - Isabel Herttrich - Badminton; 
Athletic performances: Martin Strobel/Nikolas Katsigiannis/Uwe Gensheimer/Michael Müller/Arne Niemeyer/Holger Glandorf/Manuel Späth/Timo Salzer/Christian Sprenger/Matthias Flohr/Dragos-Nicolae Oprea/Stefan Schröder/Steffen Weinhold/Johannes Bitter/Carsten Lichtlein/Christian Schöne/Sven-Sören Christophersen/Michael Haaß/Patrick Groetzki/Silvio Heinevetter/Andreas Rojewski/Lars Kaufmann/Stefan Kneer/Oliver Roggisch/Michael Kraus, Germany national handball team, 2010 European Men's Handball Championship; Bronze medal, 3, Fabian Hambüchen, 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's individual all-round, 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; Bronze medal, Marion Wagner/Cathleen Tschirch/Verena Sailer/Anne Möllinger, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Bronze medal, Raúl Spank, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Bronze medal, Ariane Friedrich, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Bronze medal, Ralf Bartels, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Silver medal, Nadine Kleinert, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Gold medal, Robert Harting, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Gold medal, Steffi Nerius, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; Silver medal, Betty Heidler, 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw, 2009 World Championships in Athletics; 
Teams: Germany women's national volleyball team  Germany men's national volleyball team  Germany national football team  A1 Team Germany  Germany national badminton team  Germany national basketball team  Germany women's national basketball team  German cricket team  Germany Davis Cup team  Germany Fed Cup team  
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