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| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Deutschland |
| country code ISO: DE //; - FIPS: GM |
| location: West-Central Europe |
| time zone: +1 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 356910 sq.km = 137803 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 55° N / South: 47° N / East: 15° E / West: 6° E |
| borders (land): Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands |
| borders (coastline): North Sea, Baltic Sea |
| climate: mainly maritime, with some continental or alpine influences |
| Government |
| independent since: 800 ; 1648 ; 1871; 1949-05-23; 1955-05-05; 1990-10-03 |
| type of government: federal republic |
| capital: Berlin |
| administrative division: Land [plural Länder], also known as: Bundesland (16) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1987): 77718,000; this includes an estimate of the former DDR |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 82,797408; or: 82150,000 // - ; 2001: 82,300000 |
| population density: 230 per sq.km = 597 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,5% //; - doubling time: not applicable, exceeds 100 years |
| birth rate: 9 - 11 per 1000 |
| death rate: 10 -12 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 1 child per female |
| maternal mortality: 12 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 8 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 77 years (male: 74; female: 81) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 16% //; - 15-59 years: 79% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 87% //; - urbanisation growth: 0,4% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 18% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: German 91,4%; Turkish 2,4%; Yugoslav 1%; Italian 0,7%; Greek 0,4%; Polish 0,3% |
| languages: German (official) |
| religious affiliation: Protestant 43%; Roman Catholic 34%; Muslim 2%; other, and non religious 21% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3402 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 98% |
| people per physician: 279 |
| people per hospital bed: 145 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 99% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 94% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 26% |
| adult literacy: 99% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Euro = 100 cents (until 2002: [Deutsche] Mark = 100 Pfennig) |
| annual inflation rate: 2% |
| population below poverty line: 10% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 27510 per capita |
| GNI USD 25120 per capita //; - [ppp: 24920] |
| GDP growth: 1% |
| income: USD 23650 per capita |
| import: USD 443224 per capita //; - export: USD 508509 per capita |
| trade: USD 12660 per capita //; - or 56% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR NL IT PL GB US BE CH AT JP CIS |
| human development index: 0,921 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 17 |
| female labour force: 42% |
| unemployment: 10% |
| tourism: 19 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 36% //; - grass land: 16% //; - wooded area: 30% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 4% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 2% |
| agricultural products: cereals, fruits, flowers, potatoes, sugar beets, grapes, vegetables, nurseries |
| livestock (million): cattle: 14,7 / goats: 0,1 / horses: 0,5 / pigs: 26 / poultry: 118 / sheep: 2,2 |
| fish catch: 238925 - 318785 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 30% //; - part of industry in GDP: 39% |
| industrial products: motor vehicles, heavy engineering, electronics, chemicals, aluminium, beer |
| mining products: coal, natural gas, copper, salt, potash, tin, nickel, lignite, iron, uranium |
| CO2 emission per capita: 10,1 |
| services: labour force: 66% //; - part of services in GDP: 59% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 4108 |
| electricity use (per capita): 5690 |
| annual water use (per capita): 579 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 649100 km //; - of which paved: 99% //; - of which are motorways: 11300 km |
| vehicles: 374 per 1000 |
| railways: 38126, or 88504 km //; - railways passenger/km: 64100 |
| navigable inland waterways: 6740 - 7541 km |
| ownership telephone: 494 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 946 - 1875 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 552 - 571 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 317 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 4760 |
| personal computers: 336 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Zugspitze 2962 m, Höllentalspitze 2745, Watzmann 2713, Hochfrottspitze 2649 |
| lowest point: ca 0,5 m below sea level in the polders near the NW coast |
| lakes (natural): Bodensee, Chiemsee, Müritz, Plauer See, Ammer See, Starnberger See, Tegernsee, and others |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): a few small ones like Möhnesee, Edersee |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Rhein (Rhine), Donau (Danube), Elbe, Weser, Oder, Main, Mosel, Ems, Werra, Saale, Havel, and others |
| canals: Mittellandkanal, Main-Donaukanal, Nord-Ostseekanal, Dortmund-Emskanal, Elbe Seitenkanal, and others |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system:unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Rügen; Frisian islands: Nordfrisische Inseln, Ostfrisische Inseln [too many to state specific names] |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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