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Location:	Central Europe
Area:	357,023 km²
Inhabitants:	82,44 million
Capital city:	Berlin
State system:	Democratic-parliamentary federal state
Administration:	16 states
Time zone:	Central European Time (CET)
Currency:	1 euro = 100 cents
Gross national income:	EUR 2115.45 billion (2003)
Telephone country code:	+49
Power voltage:	230 V, 50 Hz.
Geography
Location:	Central Europe
Area:	357,023 km²
Neighboring countries:	Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
Time zone:	Central European Time (CET) with European daylight savings time
Climate:	Temperate climate zone
Average annual temperature:	9 °C
Highest mountain:	Zugspitze 2962 m
Longest rivers:	Rhine 865 km, Elbe 700 km, Danube 647 km, Main 542 km, Weser 440 km, Ems 374 km, Neckar 367 km, Havel 343 km, Mosel 242 km, Elde 208 km, Oder 162 km
Largest lakes:	Lake Constance 572 km², Müritz 110 km², Chiemsee 80 km², Lake Schwerin 61 km², Lake Starnberg 56 km²
Raw materials:	Rock salt, potassium, brown coal, hard coal
Population
Inhabitants:	82,44 million
Population density:	231 inhabitants per km²
Religions Christians 66 % (Catholics 33 %, Protestants 33 %); Muslims 3 %; Jews 0.1 %
Political System
State system:	Democratic-parliamentary federal state since 1949
Capital city:	Berlin
Administration:	Basic Law from 1949 (with amendments)
Head of state:	State president Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler
Parliament:	Bundestag - Lower House (603 members) and Bundesrat - Upper House (69 members)
Head of government:	Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
Administration:	16 states
Economy
Currency:	1 euro = 100 cents
Gross national income 2003:	EUR 2115.45 billion
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2003:	EUR 2129.80 billion
GDP growth 2003:	-0.1 %
GDP per inhabitant 2003:	EUR 25,800
Shares in the GDP:	Services 70.2 %, industry 28.7 %, agriculture 1.1 %
Exports 2003:	EUR 763.03 billion
Imports 2003:	EUR 667.78 billion
Major export goods:	Cars and car parts, machines, chemical products
Traffic and transport
Road network:	230,800 km; autobahns 11,800 km, federal highways 41,200 km, ordinary roads 86,800 km, district roads 91,000 km
Railway network:	44,400 km
Inland navigation:	7,500 km
major inland ports:	Duisburg and Magdeburg
Major seaports:	Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Rostock and Lübeck
Air traffic:	18 international airports; largest airport: Frankfurt a.M.
Bicycle paths:	40,000 km

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