Government type: federal republic
National capital: Berlin
National anthem: Deutschland Über Alles
National holiday: German Unity Day
(Day of Unity),
3 October (1990)
Area:
total: 356,910 sq km
land: 349,520 sq km
water: 7,390 sq km
Land boundaries:
total: 3,621 km
coastline: 2,389 km
lowest point : Freepsum Lake -2 m
highest point: Zugspitze 2,962 m
Natural resources: iron ore, coal,
potash, timber, lignite,
uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel
People:
Population: 82,071,765
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16%
15-64 years: 68%
65 years and over: 16%
Population growth rate: 0%
Birth rate: 8.98 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 10.82 deaths/1,000 population
Infant mortality rate: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
male: 73.64 years
female: 80.16 years
Religions: Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 34%,
Muslim 1.7%, unaffiliated or other 26.3%
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
Education: compulsory ages 6-15
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Currency: Mark
Language: German (official)
Televisions: 1 per 2.5 people
Radios: 1 per
2.3 people
Telephones: 1 per 2.2 people
Daily newspapers: 331 per 1000 people