Germany
Germany is a country in Central Europe. Its capital is Berlin. About 83 million people live there (2025). It covers 357,588 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Berlin
- People (2025)
- 83 million
- Area
- 357,588 km²
Germany at a glance
- Official name
- Federal Republic of Germany
- In its own language
- Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Deutschland
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Berlin
- Population
- 83,467,117 (2025)
- Area
- 357,588 km² (138,065 mi²)
- People are called
- German
- Official languages
- German
- Currency
- Life expectancy
- 81.9 years (2024)
- Human Development Index
- 0.942 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 31.7 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 6.1% (2024)
- Government
- federal parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (since 2017)
- Head of government
- Friedrich Merz (since 2025)
- Country codes
- DE, DEU
- Calling code
- +49
- Internet domain
- .de
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 51°, 10°
Germany and its neighbours
Germany borders Denmark, Poland, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria and Czech Republic. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Germany
- Neighbours
Divisions of Germany
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Lower Saxony
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
- Brandenburg
- Hesse
Member of
- World Trade Organization
- European Union
- NATO
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- G8
- European Space Agency
- European Air Transport Command
- Weimar Triangle
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- United Nations
- International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine
- International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
and 61 more organisations.
How far are you from Germany?
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Questions
What is the capital of Germany?
The capital of Germany is Berlin.
What is the population of Germany?
Germany has about 83,467,117 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Germany?
Germany covers 357,588 square kilometres (138,065 square miles).
What language is spoken in Germany?
The official language of Germany is German.
Which countries border Germany?
Germany shares a border with Denmark, Poland, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria and Czech Republic.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.