Germany

Federal Republic of Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" "Unity and Justice and Freedom" (de facto)
Anthem: Deutschlandlied (English: "Song of Germany") (third verse only)
Location of  Germany  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Berlin 52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383
Official languages	German
Ethnic groups (2012)	80.0% Germans 11.6% other Europeans 3.7% Turks 1.7% Asians 0.7% Africans 0.5% Americans 1.8% Others/unspecified
Religion	33.5% Not religious 29.5% Roman Catholicism 27.9% Evangelical Church 5% Islam 3.3% Other Christians 0.8% Other Religions
Demonym	German
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	Joachim Gauck
• Chancellor	Angela Merkel
• President of the Bundestag	Norbert Lammert
• President of the Bundesrat	Malu Dreyer
• President of the Federal Constitutional Court	Andreas Voßkuhle
Legislature
• Upper house	Bundesrat
• Lower house	Bundestag
Formation
• Holy Roman Empire	2 February 962
• German Confederation	8 June 1815
• German Empire	18 January 1871
• Weimar Republic	11 August 1919
• Federal Republic	23 May 1949
• EEC Foundation	1 January 1958
• Reunification	3 October 1990
Area
• Total	357,168 km2 (137,903 sq mi) (63rd)
Population
• 2015 estimate	82,175,700 (16th)
• Density	227/km2 (587.9/sq mi) (58th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$3.842 trillion (5th)
• Per capita	$47,033 (20th)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$3.371 trillion (4th)
• Per capita	$41,267 (20th)
Gini (2014)	30.7 medium
HDI (2014)	0.916 very high · 6th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	49
ISO 3166 code	DE
Internet TLD	.de and .eu
^ Berlin is the sole constitutional capital and de jure seat of government, but the former provisional capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn, has the special title of "federal city" (Bundesstadt) and is the primary seat of six ministries; all government ministries have offices in both cities.

Coordinates: 51°N 9°E / 51°N 9°E / 51; 9

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Germany (ⁱ/ˈdʒɜːrməni/; German: Deutschland, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃlant]), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland,  listen ), is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. It includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of 357,021 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With about 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union. After the United States, it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world. Germany's capital and largest metropolis is Berlin. Other major cities include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf.