Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
Chancellor: Angela Merkel
Population
109,590
81,147,265
Life Expectancy
73.550 years
80.320 years
Capital City
Berlin
Largest city
Saint George's (population: 7,500)
Berlin (population: 3,426,350)
Human Development Index
0.774
0.94
GDP per capita
$39,100 US
Literacy Rate
96%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
7.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
21.4%
30.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Karl Albrecht ($21.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
federal republic
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
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Languages
English (official), French patois
German
Exports
machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles
External Debt
$5,624,000,000,000 US
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
0
41
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Area
344 km sq
357,022 km sq
Coastline
121 km
2,389 km
Climate
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
