Germany
Location: Central Europe
Neighboring Countries: Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
Natural Resources: Coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, and arable land.
Arable Land: 34.1%
Environmental Issues:“emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power by 2022; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive”
Ethnic Groups: German(91.5%), Turkish(2.4%), Other(6.1%).
Languages: German (Danish, isian, Sorbian, and Romany are also official minority languages)
Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Population:80,854,408
Population Growth Rate:
Birth Rate: 8.47 births/1,000 population
Net migration: 1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population
infant mortality rate: 3.43 deaths/1,000 births
Fertility Rate: 1.33 children born/woman
obesity –adult prevalence rate: 22.7%
Literacy rate: 99.8%
GDP (purchase power parity): 3.722 trillion
GDP real growth rate: 1.6%
Per capita GDP: $45,900
Labor force: 42.65 million
Unemployment rate: 5%
Percentage of population living under the poverty line:15.5%
Inflation rate:0.8%
Industrial production growth rate: 1.3%
Does your country have a budget surplus or deficit: Surplus 0.4%
Top 5 Agricultural Products: Potatoes, Wheat, Barley, Sugar Beets, Fruit
Top 5 industries: Iron, Steel, Coal, Cement, Chimicals
Money made from exports: $1.547 Trillion
Top five export partners: France 9.8%, UK 7.4%, Netherlands 6.9%, US 6.4%, Austria 5.5%
Money spent on exports: 1.319 Million
Top five import partners: Netherlands 14.2%, France 7.7%, Belgium 6.4%, China 6.4%, Italy 5.4%
Balance of trade (subtract imports from exports): $228,000
External Debt: $5.717 Trillion
Electricity Produced: 575.9 Billion kWh
Consumed: 582.5 Billion kWh
Crude Oil
Produce: 97,000 bbl/day
Import: 3,907 bbl/day
Main telephone lines:47.02 Million
Cellphones:99.5 Million
Internet users: 70.3 Million
Airports: 539
Neighboring Countries: Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
Natural Resources: Coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, and arable land.
Arable Land: 34.1%
Environmental Issues:“emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power by 2022; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive”
Ethnic Groups: German(91.5%), Turkish(2.4%), Other(6.1%).
Languages: German (Danish, isian, Sorbian, and Romany are also official minority languages)
Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Population:80,854,408
Population Growth Rate:
Birth Rate: 8.47 births/1,000 population
Net migration: 1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population
infant mortality rate: 3.43 deaths/1,000 births
Fertility Rate: 1.33 children born/woman
obesity –adult prevalence rate: 22.7%
Literacy rate: 99.8%
GDP (purchase power parity): 3.722 trillion
GDP real growth rate: 1.6%
Per capita GDP: $45,900
Labor force: 42.65 million
Unemployment rate: 5%
Percentage of population living under the poverty line:15.5%
Inflation rate:0.8%
Industrial production growth rate: 1.3%
Does your country have a budget surplus or deficit: Surplus 0.4%
Top 5 Agricultural Products: Potatoes, Wheat, Barley, Sugar Beets, Fruit
Top 5 industries: Iron, Steel, Coal, Cement, Chimicals
Money made from exports: $1.547 Trillion
Top five export partners: France 9.8%, UK 7.4%, Netherlands 6.9%, US 6.4%, Austria 5.5%
Money spent on exports: 1.319 Million
Top five import partners: Netherlands 14.2%, France 7.7%, Belgium 6.4%, China 6.4%, Italy 5.4%
Balance of trade (subtract imports from exports): $228,000
External Debt: $5.717 Trillion
Electricity Produced: 575.9 Billion kWh
Consumed: 582.5 Billion kWh
Crude Oil
Produce: 97,000 bbl/day
Import: 3,907 bbl/day
Main telephone lines:47.02 Million
Cellphones:99.5 Million
Internet users: 70.3 Million
Airports: 539