Located in central Europe, Germany is made up of the North German Plain, the Central German Uplands (Mittelgebirge), and the Southern German Highlands. The Bavarian plateau in the southwest averages 1,600 ft (488 m) above sea level, but it reaches 9,721 ft (2,962 m) in the Zugspitze Mountains, the highest point in the country. Germany's major rivers are the Danube, the Elbe, the Oder, the Weser, and the Rhine. Germany is about the size of Montana.
Government - Federal Republic.
Land area: 135,236 sq mi (350,261 sq km); total area: 137,847 sq mi (357,021 sq km)
Population (2006 est.): 82,422,299 (growth rate: -0.02%); birth rate: 8.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.1/1000; life expectancy: 78.8; density per sq mi: 609
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Berlin (capital since Oct. 3, 1990), 3,933,300 (metro. area), 3,274,500 (city proper)
Other large cities: Hamburg, 1,686,100; Munich, 1,185,400; Cologne, 965,300; Frankfurt, 648,000; Essen, 588,800; Dortmund, 587,600; Stuttgart, 581,100; D�sseldorf, 568,900; Bremen, 527,900; Hanover, 516,300; Duisburg, 513,400
Monetary unit: Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)
Language: German
Ethnicity/race: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, Italian 0.7%, Greek 0.4%, Polish 0.4%, other 4.6%
Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Islam 4%, Unaffiliated or other 28%
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