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DIVING GERMANY INTRODUCTION

COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Federal Republic of Germany


Capital

Berlin


Coordinates

51°00’ N, 9°00’ E


Location

Germany is located in Central Europe and shares borders with Poland and Czech Republic on the east, Austria on the southeast, Switzerland on the south, France, Belgium and the Netherlands on the west, and Denmark on the north.


Area

Total area: 357 021 sq km
Land area: 349 223 sq km
Water area: 7 798 sq km


Land boundaries

3 621 km


Coastline

2 389 km


Administrative division

Germany is divided into 16 states (Länder).


Political system

Germany is a federal republic. President is the chief of state and is elected by the Federal Convention for a five-year term. Chancellor is the head of government and is elected by the Federal Assembly for a four-year term. Parliament is bicameral and consists of the Federal Assembly (Bundestag) with 614 members and the Federal Council (Bundesrat) with 69 members.


Population

82 369 552


Ethnic groups

German 91%, Turkish 2%, other 7%


Religions

Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 4%, other 28%