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| − | |align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:GermanyMap.gif|250px]] | + | |map=GermanyMap.gif |
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| + | |flag=Flag of Germany.JPG |
| − | !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: white no-repeat scroll top left;"|Bundesrepublik Deutschland
| + | |capital=Berlin |
| − | Federal Republic of Germany
| + | |government=Federal republic (parliamentary) |
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| + | |language=German |
| − | !colspan="2" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: white no-repeat scroll top left;"|[[Image:Flag of Germany.JPG|250px]]
| + | |president=Horst Köhler |
| − | Flag of Germany
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| + | |chancellor=Angela Merkel |
| − | |Capital
| + | |area=137,858 sq. miles |
| − | |Berlin | + | |pop=82,310,000 |
| − | |- | + | |pop-basis=(2006) |
| − | |Government
| + | |gdp=$3.045 trillion |
| − | |Federal Republic (parliamentary)
| + | |gdp-year=(2006) |
| − | |- | + | |gdp-pc=$36,975 |
| − | |Official Language
| + | }} |
| − | |[[German language|German]]
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| − | |President
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| − | |Horst Köhler | |
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| − | |Chancellor
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| − | |Angela Merkel | |
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| − | |Area
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| − | |137,858 sq. miles
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| − | |- | |
| − | |Population (2006)
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| − | |82,310,000
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| − | |- | |
| − | |GDP (2006)
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| − | |$3.045 trillion | |
| − | |- | |
| − | |GDP per capita (2006)
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| − | |$36,975 | |
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| − | |}
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| | '''Germany''' (official name: '''Federal Republic of Germany''') is a federally organized [[Democracy]] in Western [[Europe]] with a population of about 82.4 million. The capital city and seat of government is [[Berlin]]. | | '''Germany''' (official name: '''Federal Republic of Germany''') is a federally organized [[Democracy]] in Western [[Europe]] with a population of about 82.4 million. The capital city and seat of government is [[Berlin]]. |
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| − | As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. The central German bank, the [[Bundesbank]], has historically been the most influential force within the financial markets of the European Union. | + | As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. The central German bank, the [[Bundesbank]], has historically been the most influential force within the financial markets of the European Union. |
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| | ==History== | | ==History== |