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Germany - Essential Facts and Figures of Germany
Germany for Beginners

By Birge Amondson, About.com

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Official Name: Federal Republic of Germany

Inhabitants: 82.3 million (the largest population of any European Union member state)

Size: 137.847 square miles (slightly smaller than Montana)

Capital: Berlin, with 3.4 million inhabitants

National Holiday: October 3rd, Day of the German Unification

Neighboring Countries:
In the North: Denmark
In the East: Poland, The Czech Republic
In the West: France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
In the South: Austria, Switzerland

Time Zone:
Germany lies within the Central European Time zone (CET); it is 9 hours ahead of PWT, 6 hours ahead of EPT. Check the current time in Germany now.

Currency: Euro; Convert your currency to Euro

Voltage: 230 V

Phone Code: + 49

Important Phone Numbers:
To call the police in an emergency, dial 110
To call an ambulance/emergency doctor, dial 112

Resource: Facts about Germany

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