total: 357,021 sq km
land: 349,223 sq km
water: 7,798 sq km
Population
82,431,390 (July 2005 est.)
Languages
German
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1997 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
Religions
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%,
unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Life Expectancy
total population: 78.65 years
male: 75.66 years
female: 81.81 years (2005 est.)
Government Type
federal republic
Currency
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro
as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries;
on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions
within the member countries
GDP (per capita)
purchasing power parity - $28,700 (2004 est.)
Labour Force
42.63 million (2004 est.)
Exports
$893.3 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports
$716.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Natural Resources
coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper,
nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
Telephones (main lines in
use)
54.35 million (2003)
