Germany
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Photo: Snow-covered trees surrounding a small pond

Geography

Location	Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Goegraphic Coordinates	51 00 N, 9 00 E
Continent	Europe
Area	total: 137,486 sq miles, land: 134623 sq miles, water: 3223 sq miles
Area Comparision	country comparison to the world: 63 slightly smaller than Montana
Border Countries	Austria 784 km, Belgium 167 km, Czech Republic 815 km, Denmark 68 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 577 km, Poland 456 km, Switzerland 334 km
Climate	temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
Terrain	lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south
Natural Resources	coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
Natural Hazards	flooding

People

Total Population	81,471,834 (July 2011 est.)
Age Structure	0-14 years: 13.3% (male 5,569,390/female 5,282,245) 15-64 years: 66.1% (male 27,227,487/female 26,617,915) 65 years and over: 20.6% (male 7,217,163/female 9,557,634) (2011 est.)
Life Expectancy	total population: 80.07 years country comparison to the world: 27 male: 77.82 years female: 82.44 years (2011 est.)
Nationality	noun: German(s) adjective: German
Religions	Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Languages	German
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)

Goverment

Country Name	conventional long form: Federal Republic of Germany
Government Type	federal republic
Capital	Berlin
Chief of State/ Head of Government	chief of state: President Christian WULFF (since 30 June 2010) head of government: Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005)

Economy

Labor Force by Occupation	agriculture: 2.4% industry: 29.7% services: 67.8% (2005)
Agriculture	potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry
Industry	among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles
Exported Commodities	machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles
Imported Commodities	machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals
Currency	1.00 Euro=1.30 US	1.00 EUR	=	1.30 US

Communication

Number of Land Line Phones	45.6 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 3
Number of Cell Phones	105 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 9

Transportation

Airports	549 (2010) country comparison to the world: 13
Paved Airports	total: 330 over 3,047 m: 13 2,438 to 3,047 m: 53 1,524 to 2,437 m: 59 914 to 1,523 m: 70 under 914 m: 135 (2010)
Roadways	total: 644,480 km paved: 644,480 km (includes 12,800 km of expressways) note: includes local roads (2010)
Roadways Compared to the World	country comparison to the world: 11

Miscellaneous Information
Military Branches	Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftbasis), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2010)
Unemployment Rate	7.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 7.7% (2009 est.) note: this is the International Labor Organization's estimated rate for international comparisons; Germany's Federal Employment Agency estimated a seasonally adjusted rate of 10.8%
Poverty	15.5% (2010 est.)

Sources

CIA Fact Book	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html

(Cia, 2011)

Works Cited

Cia. (2011). Europe: Germany. Retrieved 2011 12 13, from The World Fact book: https://www.cia.gov

(Geographic, 2011)

Cia. (2011). Europe: Germany. Retrieved 2011 12 13, from The World Fact book: https://www.cia.gov
Geographic, N. (2011). Germany Photos. Retrieved 2011 12 13, from http://travel.nationalgeographic.com: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com

(JPG)

JPG. (n.d.). aiaworldcup.wordpress.caiaworldcup.wordpress.comom. Retrieved 2011 12 15, from aiaworldcup.com: aiaworldcup.wordpress.com

(WULFF)

WULFF, C. (n.d.). http:/ http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article510344.ece Retrieved 2011 12 15, from arabnews.com.

(Menell)

Menell, M. (n.d.). http://www.topnews.in/people/angela-merkel. Retrieved 2011 12 15, from topnews.in: topnews.i