| Federal Republic of Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
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Anthem: The third stanza of Lied der Deutschen
Song of the Germans[1]
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Capital
(and largest city) | Berlin
52°31′N13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383 |
| Official language(s) | German[1] |
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| Ethnic groups | Germans 91.5%, Turks 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)[1] |
| Demonym | German |
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| Government | Federalparliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| - | President | Joachim Gauck |
| - | Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| - | President of the Bundestag | Norbert Lammert |
| - | President of the Bundesrat | Horst Seehofer |
| Legislature | |
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| - | Upper house | Bundesrat |
| - | Lower house | Bundestag |
| Formation |
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| - | Holy Roman Empire | 2 February 962 |
| - | Unification | 18 January 1871 |
| - | Federal Republic | 23 May 1949 |
| - | Reunification | 3 October 1990 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 357,021 km2 (63rd)
137,847 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 2.416 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 81,799,600[2] (16th) |
| - | Density | 229/km2 (55th)
593/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $3.099 trillion[3] (5th) |
| - | Per capita | $37,896[3] (18th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $3.577 trillion[3] (4th) |
| - | Per capita | $43,741[3] |
| Gini (2006) | 27 (low) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.905[4] (very high) (9th) |
| Currency | Euro (€)[2](2002 – present)
Swiss franc (de facto in Büsingen) (EUR, CHF) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | DE |
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| Internet TLD | .de[3] |
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| Calling code | 49 |
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| 1 | ^ Danish, Low German, Sorbian, Romany and Frisian are officially recognised by the ECRML. |
| 2 | ^ Before 2002: Deutsche Mark (DEM). |
| 3 | ^ Also .eu, shared with European Union member states. |
![Location of Germany (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Germany.svg)
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