Germany β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Germany covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Germany
The capital of Germany is Berlin. It has a population of approximately 83.5M. The country covers an area of 357,114 kmΒ². It is located in Western Europe.
The largest economy in Europe and one of the top 3 exporters globally.
Geography
Germany is a country in Western Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 357,114 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, and Denmark, totalling 9 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Germany has a population of approximately 83,491,249 people. Population density is around 233.8 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include German, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as German.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Germany reports a nominal GDP of about $4.69 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 20.9% of GDP in 1990. The official currency is the euro (EUR, symbol β¬). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.86 EUR.
Culture & Time
Germany operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.de.
Government & Status
The capital of Germany is Berlin. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +49. Its FIFA country code is GER, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is DE.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.