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Germany

Location

Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark

Area

Total: 357,022 sq km

Land: 348,672 sq km

Water: 8,350 sq km

Climate

Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind

Terrain

lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south

Elevation

Highest point: Zugspitze 2,963 m

Lowest point: Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.5 m

Population

79,903,481 (July 2021 est.)

Ethnic Groups

German 86.3%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, Romanian 1%, Other/Stateless/Unspecified 8.9% (2020 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 27.1%, Protestant 24.9%, Muslim 5.2%, Orthodox 2%, Other Christian 1%, Other 1%, None 38.8% (2019 est.)