GERMANY - NEW FACT SHEET AFTER CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT

 

GERMANY

One of EU-27 member states

 

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Briefly about the country:

·       Size:                   357.022 sq.km

·       Population:       83,02 millions 

·       Expats

abroad:             At least 5 millions

·       EU-expats

In country :      3,4 millions from other EU-27 countries

·       Language:        German     

·       National

hymn:               DEUTSCHLANDLIED

                          EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT

                          The music made by the Austrian composer

                          Joseph Haydn in 1797.  The text done by

                          Hoffmann von Fallesleben in 1871.

·       Capital:            Berlin – 3,6 mio. inhabitants

·       Currency:        EURO – since 1999

·       GNP/cap..:       48.420 €

·       In EU:              1952 

·       In NATO:        1955

·       Borders:           6.103 km ( 2.389 coastline + 3.714 land borders )

·       President:         Frank-Walter Steinmeier ( SPD ) - since 2017

·       Parliament:      709 members of Bundestag  ( directly elected )

                           69 members of Bundesrat

                           ( elected by the governments of the 16 Länder )

·       Governm.:        Friedrich Merz  ( CDU ) – since May 2025

·       Media in

English:            DEUTSCHE WELLE   -   https://www.dw.com/en/ 

                          DIE ZEIT ON-LINE   -   www.zeit.de/english

                          THE LOCAL   -     www.thelocal.de        

 

 

 

Germany on the map of Europe:

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Read more about the country here:    Germany - Wikipedia

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

4th edition

            May 8, 2025

niels4europe@gmail.com

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