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Germany

• Federal Republic of Germany
• National name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• President: Horst Kohler (2004)
• Chancellor: Angela Merkel (2005)
• Area: 137,846 sq. mi. (357,021 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 82,422,299
• Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Berlin (capital since Oct. 3, 1990), 3,933,300 (metro area)
• Other large cities (1997): Hamburg, 1,686,100; Munich, 1,185,400; Cologne, 965,300; Frankfurt, 648,000; Essen, 588,800; Dortmund, 587,600; Stuttgart, 581,100; Düsseldorf, 568,900; Bremen, 527,900; Hanover, 516,300; Duisberg, 513,400
• Monetary units: Euro
• Language: German
• Ethnicity/race: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks 0.4%, Poles 0.4%, Other 4.6%
• Religions: Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 1.7%, Unaffiliated or other 26.3%

      Source:  Infoplease

Neuswanstien

A Bavarian house

Brandenburg Gate

Cathedral in Munich

Checkpoint Charlie in the 1960s

Half-Timbered House

Marksburg Castle

Wurzburg

Church tower in Kaufbeuren

Berchtesgaden on the Koenigsee

Berlin

Zirndorf

St Bartholoma Chapel, Berchtesgarden, Koenigssee

Garmisch

Old door, Rothernburg

Howenschwangau Castle, near Fussen

Cologne

Heidelberg CAstle

Alpspitze (2628m)

Wahnfried, Wagner's House, Bayreuth

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Neuswanstien

 

Germany's national anthem

 

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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel		Germany's national coat of arms