Germany Facts & Information

Location	Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Climate	Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm foehn wind
Terrain	Lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south
Population	82,398,326
Nationality	German
Ethnic groups	German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Polish, Spanish)
Religions	Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Languages	German
Government Type	Federal republic
Capital	Berlin
Currency	Euro
Description of Flag	The German flag has three equal horizontal stripes of black, red, and gold.
Germany Flag

More Information
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