Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Montana |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Montana |
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Area > Land
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349,223 sq km |
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[61st of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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4.24 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[178th of 227]
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Area > Total
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357,021 sq km |
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[67th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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4.334 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[182nd of 231]
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Area > Water
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7,798 sq km |
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[50th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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94.671 sq km per million people |
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[98th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Berlin - 3,471,418 |
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Climate
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind |
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Coastline
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2,389 km |
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[61st of 271]
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County > Overview > Number
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323 |
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County > Overview > Plural
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Kreise / Landkreise |
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County > Overview > Singular
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Kreis or Landkreis |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Zugspitze 2,963 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.54 m |
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Europe > Area
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357,021 km²
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[5th of 38]
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Forested Land
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30.7% |
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[76th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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51 00 N, 9 00 E |
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Geography > Note
strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea |
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highest towns > Town/City
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Oberwiesenthal |
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Irrigated land
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4,850 sq km |
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[57th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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58.759 sq km per million people |
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[119th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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348,770 km²
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[62nd of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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4.229 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[164th of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Austria 784 km, Belgium 167 km, Czech Republic 646 km, Denmark 68 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 577 km, Poland 456 km, Switzerland 334 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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3,621 km |
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[52nd of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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43.96 km per million people |
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[142nd of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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33.13% |
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[18th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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66.27% |
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[205th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.6% |
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[139th of 258]
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Largest city population
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6,482,000 |
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[21st of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.079 per capita |
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[136th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Berlin - 3,471,418 |
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Location
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark |
Map references
Europe |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[95th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[69th of 191]
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Natural hazards
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flooding |
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Natural resources
coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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55°03'N |
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Population density
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234.86 people per sqkm |
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[50th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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236.46 people/m²
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[41st of 204]
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Precipitation
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933 mm |
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[36th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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171.83 people/km² of arable lan |
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[43rd of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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357,030 km²
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[62nd of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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4.329 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[164th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Zugspitze |
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Terrain
lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south |
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