Germany – GENERAL INFORMATION – Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures

Full name:

Republic of  Germany

Nationality

        noun: German(s)         adjective: German 

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Area
        total:357,021 sq km         land: 349,223 sq km         water: 7,798 sq km:  

Population: 82,431,390 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups

         German 91.5%,         Turkish 2.4%,         other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)  

Capital: Berlin, population – 3 390 000 

Largest Cities

        Hamburg – 1700 000),        Munched – 1 200 000),        Köln – 970 000),        Frankfurt – 650 000),        Essen – 600 000),        Dortmund – 590 000),        Stuttgart – 585 000),        Düsseldorf – 570 000),        Leipzig – 490 000),        Dresden – 480 000),        Bon – 300 000)

Official Language: German    

Religion: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%  

Political system: federal republic   

GDP: purchasing power parity -$2.362 trillion 

GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $28,700  

Annual growth: 1.7%

GDP – composition by sector

        agriculture: 1%         industry: 31%         services: 68%  

Inflation:  1.6%