Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the
North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of
Denmark
German Land Size : 349,223 sq km
German Climate / Weather : temperate and marine; cool,
cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn)
wind
German Population : 82,424,609 (July 2004 est.)
Former Name(s) : German Empire, German Republic, German
Reich
German Capital City: Berlin
German GDP: $2.271 trillion (2003 est.)
German Main Industries : iron, steel, coal, cement,
chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics,
food and beverages; shipbuilding; textiles
German Agricultural products : potatoes, wheat, barley,
sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry
German Currency : euro (EUR)
