Germany - Quick Facts

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Capital: Berlin
Largest city: Berlin
National language: German
Population: Dec. 31, 2006 estimate 82,314,900 (14th)
Currency: Euro
Government: Federal Parliamentary republic
Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (Unity and Justice and Freedom)
Border Countries and Oceans: Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, North Sea and Baltic Sea
Land Area: 137,858 sq. mi. (357,021 sq. km.)
Highest Point: the Zugspitze 9,718 ft (2,962 m.) above sea level
Lowest Point: Wilstermarsch at 11.6 ft (3.54 m.) below sea level
National Bird: Black Eagle
National Flower: Cornflower
National Anthem: "Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza) also called "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"

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Germany - Links

information about Germany - Wikipedia
information about Germany - CIA factbook
information about Berlin - wikipedia

WikipediaMap - Google Earth Germany
Google Map - Germany

German Embassy in Washington D.C.
Nationmaster.com - facts and figures about Germany
German Tourism
Facts about Germany

German news:

German News in English
Germannews.com
Spiegel Online International

German Museums:
German Historical Museum
German Museum of Technology
 Alte Nationalgalerie
Deutsches Museum
Bode Museum
Museum für Naturkunde(Museum of Natural History)