Geographical location, population and area of Germany. Interesting facts about the state

Germany is a modern and economically developed country in the center of Europe. What is remarkable about this country? What is the area of Germany? And how interesting are the Germans? The answers to all these questions you will find in our article.

Territory of Germany: area and geographical location

The country of beer, football and pedantry is located in the center of Europe, within the hilly Central European plain. It borders on nine other states, and in the north its territory is washed by the cool waters of the Baltic and North Seas.

What are the figures for the population and area of Germany? Immediately it is worth mentioning that the country is among the leaders in Europe on these two indicators.

The total area of Germany is 357 thousand square kilometers. Practically all of its territory is favorable for the life and economic activities of people (except for the highland regions of the Bavarian Alps in the southeast). The climate here is mild, its humidity decreases with the eastward and southeastward movement.

The total length of Germany's state borders is 3,785 km. The longest border is with Austria, and the shortest with Denmark.

Population and economy: common features

Losing in the Second World War, Hitler's Germany was divided into two parts: the West (Germany) and the East (East Germany). In this situation, the Germans lived 40 years, until November 9, 1989, when the famous Berlin Wall fell. Curiously, Germany's western area was almost three times larger than the area of its eastern part.

Today, about 85 million people live in Germany. Every year, demographers record a slight, but still an increase in the population - about 0.1%. Germany occupies one of the first places in the world in terms of urbanization. In rural areas, only 7% of its inhabitants live. The largest cities of the country are Hamburg, Munich, Berlin, Cologne and Farnkfurt-on-Main.

Modern Germany is an economically developed and powerful state, one of the five leading countries in terms of GDP. There are four branches of the national economy: machine building, chemical, electrotechnical and coal. Germany retains its leading position in the world for the export of cars.

5 amazing facts about Germany

Tourists and guests of this European country, as a rule, are most impressed and amazes the following:

1. The country is clean and well-groomed. A typical city square in Germany is a cleaned up area without garbage, cigarette butts or spittle. In this country it is not even customary to take off shoes in the house - it is so clean and cleaned on the streets of German cities.
2. German and English are very closely intertwined in Germany. There is even a special philological term: "denglish". Das ist unbelievable! - such phrases are very popular in German speaking.
3. Sunday in Germany is really a holy day. "Holy" in terms of rest and relaxation. On this day, most of the German boutiques, shopping centers and even restaurants do not work.
4. In German schools a very unusual (for the Russian person) evaluation system: the highest score is a "unit", and the worst estimate is "6".
5. On a larger scale, in Germany you can not work at all, but live on social assistance from the state. But the Germans are ashamed to not work. And they also do not like to change the place of their work.

A little bit about the mentality of the Germans

Hard-working, punctual, disciplined ... That's the way they often say about the Germans. To interestingly and effectively complete our article, offer you 10 interesting facts about the mentality of modern Germans:

• The Germans are very sensitive to laws and regulations, they say that in this country you can walk with closed eyes on pedestrian crossings;
• In Germany, even wealthy and adult people often live in rented houses or apartments;
• German humor is very different from American or, say, Russian;
• It's incredibly difficult for Germans to pronounce the sound "s";
• Dinner in Germany is very often replaced by regular sandwiches (with ham, cheese or vegetables); The evening meal here is called - Abendbrot ("evening bread");
• Strangely enough, but the most popular street dish in this country is the Döner-kebab;
• Germans are a very sporting nation, most of all they are engaged in running, swimming and cycling, actively playing football, bowling and handball;
• Average age of first child birth for German women: 29-32 years;
• In Germany it is very difficult to meet a German woman in heels;
• Germans practically do not cook soups that are familiar to us, but bread is eaten with great pleasure (and in all its possible manifestations and forms).

Conclusion

357 021 - this is the area of Germany in square meters. Km. The country is located in the central part of Europe and has a wide access to the sea. To date, this is a powerful and sufficiently developed state. Germany is one of the main players in the EU, it is part of the G-7 and boasts a very high standard of living for its citizens.