Germany

Extracted Attributes

• Capital

  Berlin

• Currency

  Euro (€)

• Location

  Central Europe

• Population

  83,577,140 (as of Wikidata)

• Economy Size

  Largest in Europe by nominal GDP

• Head of State

  President

• Official Name

  Federal Republic of Germany

• Social Services

  Social security, universal healthcare, tuition-free university education

• Political System

  Federal Parliamentary Republic

• Geographical Area

  357,596 km2 (138,069 sq mi)

• Global Trade Rank

  World's third-largest exporter and importer

• Constituent States

  16

• Head of Government

  Chancellor

• Largest Urban Area

  Ruhr

• Most Populous City

  Berlin

• International Status

  Great Power

• EU Member State Since

  1958-01-01

• Main Financial Center

  Frankfurt

• Euro Area Member Since

  1999-01-01

• Schengen Area Member Since

  1995-03-26

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  55 (third-highest number globally)

Timeline

• A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. (Source: Summary)

  0001-01-01

• The Kingdom of Germany became the core of the Holy Roman Empire. (Source: Summary)

  0962-01-01

• Northern German regions became central to the Protestant Reformation. (Source: Summary)

  1500-01-01

• Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. (Source: Summary)

  1806-01-01

• The German Confederation was established. (Source: Summary)

  1815-01-01

• Formal unification of Germany into the modern nation-state commenced with the North German Confederation Treaty. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1866-08-18

• The Prussia-led North German Confederation evolved into the German Empire. (Source: Summary)

  1871-01-01

• Following World War I and the German Revolution, the Empire was succeeded by the Weimar Republic. (Source: Summary)

  1918-01-01

• The Nazi regime rose to power, establishing a totalitarian dictatorship. (Source: Summary)

  1933-01-01

• Onset of World War II and the Holocaust under the Nazi regime. (Source: Summary)

  1939-09-01

• After World War II, Germany was organized into two separate polities: the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was proclaimed. (Source: Wikidata)

  1949-05-23

• The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was proclaimed. (Source: CIA Factbook)

  1949-10-07

• West Germany became a founding member of the Council of Europe. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1951-01-01

• West Germany joined NATO. (Source: BBC News)

  1955-01-01

• West Germany became a founding member of the European Economic Community. (Source: BBC News)

  1957-01-01

• West Germany became an EU Member State. (Source: EU country profile)

  1958-01-01

• Construction of the Berlin Wall by East Germany. (Source: BBC News)

  1961-08-01

• German reunification occurred, with the former East German states joining the Federal Republic of Germany. (Source: Summary)

  1990-10-03

• Germany became a member of the Schengen Area. (Source: EU country profile)

  1995-03-26

• Germany became a member of the Euro area. (Source: EU country profile)

  1999-01-01

• Germany hosted the Munich Security Conference, where Vice President JD Vance championed AI policy. (Source: Related Documents)

  2023-01-01

Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 82 million in an area of 357,596 km2 (138,069 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. Following the Napoleonic Wars and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German Confederation was formed in 1815. Formal unification of Germany into the modern nation-state commenced on 18 August 1866 with the North German Confederation Treaty establishing the Prussia-led North German Confederation, which became the German Empire in 1871. After World War I and the German Revolution of 1918–1919, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic. The Nazi rise to power in 1933 led to the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship, World War II, and the Holocaust. In 1949, after the war and a period of Allied occupation, Germany was organised into two separate polities with limited sovereignty: the Federal Republic of Germany, or West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany. Berlin continued its de jure Four Power status. The Federal Republic of Germany was a founding member of the Council of Europe, the European Economic Community and the European Union in 1951, while the German Democratic Republic was a communist Eastern Bloc state and member of the Warsaw Pact. After the fall of the communist led-government in East Germany, German reunification saw the former East German states join the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990. Germany is a developed country with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe by nominal GDP. As a major force in several industrial, scientific and technological sectors, Germany is both the world's third-largest exporter and third-largest importer. It offers social security, a universal health care system, and tuition-free university education. Widely considered a great power, Germany is part of multiple international organisations and forums. It has the third-highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 55, of which 52 are cultural.

Web Search Results

• Germany - Wikipedia

  Germany is a federal, parliamentary, representative democratic republic. Federal legislative power is vested in the parliament consisting of the Bundestag (Federal Diet) and Bundesrat (Federal Council), which together form the legislative body. The Bundestag is elected through direct elections using the mixed-member proportional representation system. The members of the Bundesrat represent and are appointed by the governments of the sixteen federated states. The German political system operates [...] Germany is the seventh-largest country in Europe. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. Germany is also bordered by the North Sea and, at the north-northeast, by the Baltic Sea. German territory covers 357,596 km2 (138,069 sq mi). Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at 2,963 metres or 9,721 feet) in the south to [...] Germany is a developed country with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe by nominal GDP "List of sovereign states in Europe by GDP (nominal)"). As a major force in several industrial, scientific and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer. It offers social security, a universal health care system, and tuition-free university education. Germany is part of multiple international organisations and forums. It has the third-highest number

• Germany | Facts, Geography, Maps, & History | Britannica

  One of Europe’s largest countries, Germany encompasses a wide variety of landscapes: the tall, sheer mountains of the south; the sandy, rolling plains of the north; the forested hills of the urbanized west; and the plains of the agricultural east. At the spiritual heart of the country is the magnificent east-central city of Berlin, which rose phoenixlike from the ashes of World War II and now, after decades of partition, is the capital of a reunified Germany, and the Rhine River, which flows [...] Germany is bounded at its extreme north on the Jutland peninsula by Denmark. East and west of the peninsula, the Baltic Sea (Ostsee) and North Sea coasts, respectively, complete the northern border. To the west, Germany borders The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg; to the southwest it borders France. Germany shares its entire southern boundary with Switzerland and Austria. In the southeast the border with the Czech Republic corresponds to an earlier boundary of 1918, renewed by treaty in [...] Germany, country of north-central Europe, traversing the continent’s main physical divisions, from the outer ranges of the Alps northward across the varied landscape of the Central German Uplands and then across the North German Plain. Image 32: Germany Germany(more)

• Germany country profile - BBC News

  # Germany country profile This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 4 September 2023 Map of Germany Germany is Europe's largest economy and the most populous country in the European Union. Achieving national unity later than other European nations, Germany quickly caught up economically and militarily, before defeats in World War One and World War Two left it shattered, facing the difficult legacy of Nazism and divided between Europe's Cold War blocs. [...] 1949 - The US, French and British zones in the west become the Federal Republic of Germany (BRD); the Soviet zone in the east becomes the communist German Democratic Republic (DDR). Konrad Adenauer, of the Christian Democrats is West Germany's first chancellor. East Germany is led by Walter Ulbricht. 1955 - West Germany joins Nato. USSR responds by forming its own military alliance, the Warsaw Pact, comprising Soviet bloc countries including East Germany. [...] 1957 - West Germany is a founding member of the European Economic Community, along with France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The French protectorate of Saarland joins West Germany after voters reject the idea of establishing it as an independent state. Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall, August 1961. East German border guards at the Brandenburg Gate August 1961: East German border guards at the Brandenburg Gate as the DDR builds the Berlin Wall

• Germany – EU country profile | European Union

  Political system ---------------- Germany is a federal parliamentary republic with a chancellor who is the head of government, and a president who is the head of state and whose main responsibilities are representative. The country consists of 16 states (Länder) which each have their own constitution and are largely autonomous regarding their internal organisation. 3 of these are city-states: Bremen, Berlin and Hamburg. Trade and economy ----------------- [...] 1. Home 2. … 3. Principles, countries, history 4. EU countries 5. Germany Germany ======= Image 2: German flag Overview -------- Capital: Berlin Official EU language(s): German EU Member State: since 1 January 1958 Currency: euro (€) Euro area: member since 1 January 1999 Schengen: member since 26 March 1995 Figures: Geographical size: 357 569 km2 Population: 83 445 000 (2024) (Source: Eurostat  - figures for geographical size and population) Image 3: Germany in Europe [...] Germany ranks seventh in the European Union in terms of GDP per capita with €43 400, well above the EU average (€37 600). It accounts for 24.2% of the EU's total GDP. (Source: Eurostat - figures for GDP per capita and GDP) (Source: Eurostat - figures for exports and imports) Germany in the EU ----------------- European Parliament

• Germany - The World Factbook - CIA

  18 January 1871 (establishment of the German Empire); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed on 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed on 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West Germany and East Germany unified on 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights on 15 [...] note:[s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth ### Major watersheds (area sq km) Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km), _(Black Sea)_ Danube (795,656 sq km) ### Population distribution second most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia [...] global geoparks and regional networks: Bergstraße-Odenwald ; Harz, Braunschweiger Land; Swabian Alb; TERRA.vita; Vulkaneifel; Thuringia Inselsberg -Drei Gleichen; Muskauer Faltenbogen / Łuk Mużakowa (includes Poland); Ries (2023) Government ---------- ### Country name conventional long form: Federal Republic of Germany conventional short form: Germany local long form: Bundesrepublik Deutschland local short form: Deutschland former: German Reich

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  Germany

• Instance Of

  Q6256

• Population

  83,577,140

• Coordinates

  Lat: 51.0, Lon: 10.0

• Inception Date

  5/23/1949

Germany (German: Deutschland, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃlant]), officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. Following the Napoleonic Wars and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German Confederation was formed in 1815. Formal unification of Germany into the modern nation-state was commenced on 18 August 1866 with the North German Confederation Treaty establishing the Prussia-led North German Confederation later transformed in 1871 into the German Empire. After World War I and the German Revolution of 1918–1919, the Empire was in turn transformed into the semi-presidential Weimar Republic. The Nazi seizure of power in 1933 led to the establishment of a totalitarian dictatorship, World War II, and the Holocaust. After the end of World War II in Europe and a period of Allied occupation, Germany as a whole was organized into two separate polities with limited sovereignity: the Federal Republic of Germany, generally known as West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic, East Germany, while Berlin continued its Four Power status. The Federal Republic of Germany was a founding member of the European Economic Community and the European Union, while the German Democratic Republic was a communist Eastern Bloc state and member of the Warsaw Pact. After the fall of communism, German reunification saw the former East German states join the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990—becoming a federal parliamentary republic. Germany is a great power with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe, the world's fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the fifth-largest by PPP. As a global power in industrial, scientific and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer. As a highly developed country, which ranks ninth on the Human Development Index, it offers social security and a universal health care system, environmental protections, a tuition-free university education, and it is ranked as sixteenth-most peaceful country in the world. Germany is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G20 and the OECD. It has the third-greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.