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Population:
82,057,000

Size:
357,021 km²

Adjacent countries:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland

Highest point:
Zugspitze (2,962 m) - 31% of the country is covered with forests

Coastal line:
2,389 km

Life expectancy:
77 years (Men - 73 years; Women - 80 years)

System of government:
The Federal Republic of Germany is a democracy with a liberal free-market economy, freedom of religion and freedom of the press. Germany is a member of the European Union (EU).

Capital:
Berlin (3.47 million inhabitants)

States in the Federal Republic:
16 - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia

Railway system:
43,966 km

Freeways and roads:
633,000 km

Cycle tracks:
40,000 km

Federal and national water ways:
10,000 km

Sea water routes:
23,000 km²

German National Tourist Board
Beethovenstraße 69
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Fax: +49 (0) 69 / 75 19 03

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