Germany

Capital: 
Berlin
Location: 
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Country Code: 
DE
Commodity
Area: 
Approx. 350,000 sq km
Coastline: 
Approx. 2,400 km
Climate: 
temperate and marine;cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers;occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
Land Resources (terrain): 
lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south
Natural Resource: 
coal
Natural Resource: 
lignite
Natural Resource: 
natural gas
Natural Resource: 
iron ore
Natural Resource: 
copper
Natural Resource: 
nickel
Natural Resource: 
uranium
Natural Resource: 
potash
Natural Resource: 
salt
Natural Resource: 
construction materials
Natural Resource: 
timber
Natural Resource: 
arable land
Total Renewable Water Resources: 
Approx. 190 cu km
Natural Hazards: 
flooding
Environmental Issues: 
air pollution
Environmental Issues: 
acid rain
Environmental Issues: 
pollution from raw sewage
Environmental Issues: 
hazardous waste disposal
Environmental Issues: 
nature preservation areas
Electricity (Production): 
Apprx. 593 Billion kWh
Electricity (Consumption): 
approx. 547 Billion kWh
Electricity (Exports): 
Approx. 62 Billion kWh
Electricity (Imports): 
Approx. 41.6 Billion kWh
Oil (Production): 
Approx. 151,000 bbl/day
Oil (Consumption): 
Approx. 2.5 Million bbl/day
Oil (Exports): 
Approx. 583,000 bbl/day
Oil (Imports): 
Approx. 2.7 Million bbl/day
Natural Gas (Production): 
Approx. 16 Billion cu m
Natural Gas (Consumption): 
Approx. 96 Billion cu m
Custom & Culture
Population: 
Approx. 82 Million
Nationality: 
Germany
Ethnic Groups: 
German
Ethnic Groups: 
Turkish
Ethnic Groups: 
Greek Italian
Ethnic Groups: 
Polish
Ethnic Groups: 
Russian
Ethnic Groups: 
Serbo-Croatian
Ethnic Groups: 
Spanish
Unofficial Language: 
German
Type Of Government: 
federal republic
Knowledge
Literacy: 
Approx. 99% Age 15+ Can Read and Write
Agricultural Products: 
potatoes
Agricultural Products: 
wheat
Agricultural Products: 
barley
Agricultural Products: 
sugar beets
Agricultural Products: 
fruit
Agricultural Products: 
cabbages
Agricultural Products: 
cattle
Agricultural Products: 
pigs
Agricultural Products: 
poultry
Industrial Products: 
iron
Industrial Products: 
steel
Industrial Products: 
coal
Industrial Products: 
cement
Industrial Products: 
chemicals
Industrial Products: 
machinery
Industrial Products: 
vehicles
Industrial Products: 
machine tools
Industrial Products: 
electronics
Industrial Products: 
food
Industrial Products: 
beverages
Industrial Products: 
shipbuilding
Industrial Products: 
textiles
Money
National Budget (Revenue): 
Approx. $1.4 Trillion
National Budget (Expenditures): 
Approx. $1.5 Trillion
National Debt: 
Approx. $5.2 Trillion
Stock of Money: 
N/A
GDP: 
Approx. $2.8 Trillion
Inflation Rate: 
0%
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate: 
Approx. 6%
Export Value: 
Approx. $1.2 Trillion
Export Product: 
machinery
Export Product: 
vehicles
Export Product: 
chemicals
Export Product: 
metals
Export Product: 
manufactures
Export Product: 
foodstuffs
Export Product: 
textiles
Export Partner: 
France
Export Partner: 
United States
Export Partner: 
Netherlands
Export Partner: 
United Kingdom
Export Partner: 
Italy
Export Partner: 
Austria
Export Partner: 
Belgium
Export Partner: 
Spain
Import Value: 
Approx. $1 Trillion
Import Product: 
machinery
Import Product: 
vehicles
Import Product: 
chemicals
Import Product: 
foodstuffs
Import Product: 
textiles
Import Product: 
metals
Import Partner: 
Netherlands
Import Partner: 
France
Import Partner: 
Belgium
Import Partner: 
China
Import Partner: 
Italy
Import Partner: 
United Kingdom
Import Partner: 
Russia
Import Partner: 
Austria
Import Partner: 
United States
Technology
Communication: 
Telephones
Communication: 
Radio
Communication: 
Television
Communication: 
Internet .de
Airports: 
550
Railways: 
Approx. 42,000 km
Roadways: 
Approx. 644,000 km
Waterways: 
Approx. 7,000 km
Ports: 
Bremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Lubeck, Rostock, Wilhemshaven
Pipelines: 
gas: Approx. 24,000 km
Pipelines: 
"oil: Approx. 3,000 km"
Pipelines: 
"refined products: Approx. 4,000 km"
Well-being
Infant Mortality: 
Approx. 4 Deaths per 1000 Births
Life Expectancy: 
Approx. 79 Years
Size Of Labor Pool: 
Approx. 43.5 Million
Occupation: 
agriculture: 2%
Occupation: 
industry: 30%
Occupation: 
services: 68%
Unemployment: 
Approx. 8.2%
Population Below Poverty Line: 
Approx. 11%
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 2010-09-17 13:09