Co-heads of state: Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia, Bishop of Urgel, Spain, and Nicolas Sarkozy of France Head of government: Antoni Marti
Population
81,305,856
85,082
Life Expectancy
80.190 years
82.500 years
Capital City
Berlin
Largest city
Berlin (population: 3,426,350)
Andorra la Vella (population: 20,430)
Human Development Index
0.94
0
GDP per capita
$38,400 US
Literacy Rate
99%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
7.9
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
30.6%
25%
Wealthiest Citizens
Karl Albrecht ($21.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Independence date
18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights 15 March 1991
Religions
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages
German
Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Exports
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles
External Debt
$5,624,000,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
41
0
Location
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Area
357,022 km sq
468 km sq
Coastline
2,389 km
0 km
Climate
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
