Country name :

conventional long form : Federal Republic of Germany

conventional short form : Germany

local long form : Bundesrepublik Deutschland

local short form : Deutschland former: German Empire, German Republic, German Reich

Area :

tota l: 357,021 sq km

land : 349,223 sq km

water : 7,798 sq km

Land boundaries :

total: 3,621 km

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

Coastline : 2,389 km

Maritime claims :

territorial sea : 12 nm

exclusive economic zone : 200 nm

continental shelf : 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Elevation extremes :

lowest point : Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.54 m

highest point : Zugspitze 2,963 m

Government type :

Federal republic

Capital : name: Berlin

geographic coordinates: 52 31 N, 13 24 E

Internet country code : de