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Federal Republic of Germany
[Bundesrepublik Deutschland] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (in German)
Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
translated: “Unity and Justice and Freedom”
Anthem: 
Third stanza of
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(also called ["
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Location of The Flying Spaghetti Monster/Sandbox (dark green) – in Europe (light green & dark grey) – in the European Union (light green)  –  [Legend]
Location of The Flying Spaghetti Monster/Sandbox (dark green)

– in Europe (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (light green)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Berlin
52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383
Official languagesGerman[1]
Ethnic groups
91.5% German, 2.4% Turkish, 6.1% other[1]
Demonym(s)German
GovernmentFederal Parliamentary republic
• President
Horst Köhler (CDU)
Angela Merkel (CDU)
Formation
2 February 962
18 January 1871
23 May 1949
3 October 1990
Area
• Total
357,021 km2 (137,847 sq mi) (63rd)
• Water (%)
2.416
Population
• December 31, 2008 estimate
82,060,000[2] (14th)
• Density
230/km2 (595.7/sq mi) (36th)
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
• Total
$2.918 trillion[3] (5th)
• Per capita
$35,539[3] (21st)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
• Total
$3.673 trillion[3] (4th)
• Per capita
$44,728[3] (19th)
Gini (2000)28.3
low
HDI (2007)Increase 0.947[4]
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CurrencyEuro ()[2] (EUR)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Calling code49
ISO 3166 codeDE
Internet TLD.de [3]
  1. ^ Danish, Low German, Sorbian, Romany and Frisian are officially recognised and protected by the ECRML.
  2. ^ Before 2002: Deutsche Mark (DEM).
  3. ^ Also.eu, shared with other European Union member states.
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CIA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ (in German) Destatis. "Weitere Bevölkerungsabnahme für 2008 erwartet". Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  3. ^ a b c d "Germany". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  4. ^ Human Development Report 2009. The United Nations. Retrieved 5 October 2009