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Democratic parliamentary federal democracy since 1949
Population
82 million (2007 est)
Ethnic groups: Primarily German; 7.3 million foreign residents.
Religions: Protestants (26 million); Roman Catholics (26 million);
approximately
Capital City
Berlin, 3.4 million inhabitants
National Flag
Three horizontal stripes in black, red, gold
Emblem
Stylized eagle
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Anthem
Third verse by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ”Das
Lied der Deutschen” to a melody by Joseph Haydn “Kaiserhymne“
State Holiday
October 3, Day of German Unity
Parliament
Bundestag (16th legislative period: 614 MPs)
Time Zone
CET/CEST
Currency
Germany is a member of the Eurozone, EUR 1 = 100 cents
Phone Dial Code
+49
Internet TLD
.de (one of the ten most frequent top-level domains)
Official Language
German. German is the mother tongue of 100 million people.
German is the mother tongue spoken most frequently in the
European Union.
For more Facts on Germany
provided by the U.S. Department of State click on the following
link:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3997.htm
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