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Germany

Germany is a modern and stable democracy. Tourist facilities are highly developed. In larger towns, many people can communicate in English. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Germany for additional information.

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 COUNTRY OVERVIEW
Country Name: Germany
Continent: Europe
Capital City: Berlin
Boundary Countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
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Main Cities: Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Dresden, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Hannover, Essen, Cologne, Hamburg, Bremen, Dusseldorf, Leipzig
Country Size: 357,021 sq km
Population: 82,422,299

 

COUNTRY GENERAL INFORMATION
Language:

German
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Predominant Religions:

Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
National Holidays: Unity Day, 3 October (1990)
Economic Status:

Germany is a modern and stable democracy. Germany's affluent and technologically powerful economy - the fifth largest in the world - has become one of the slowest growing economies in the euro zone.
Security:

Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Service Support Command (Streitkraeftebasis), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst)
US Presence:

US Consular Sections are located at:
Berlin: Clayallee 170; Tel: (49)(30)832-9233; Fax: (49)(30) 8305-1215.
Frankfurt: Giessner Str. 30, Tel. (49)(69) 75350; Fax: (49)(69) 7535-2304.
Leipzig: Wilhelm-Seyfferth-Strasse 4, Tel. (49)(341) 213-8418; Fax: (49)(341) 2138417 (emergency service only).

Munich: Koenigstrasse 5, Tel. (49)(89) 2888-0; Fax: (49)(89) 280-9998.

There is also a U.S. consular agency in Bremen located at Bremen World Trade Center, Birkenstrasse 15, Tel: (49)(421) 301-5860; Fax: (49)(421) 301-5861.

When calling another city from within Germany, dial a zero before the city code (for example, when calling Berlin from Munich, the city code for Berlin is 030).
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Major Airports:

Airports:  554, Airports w/paved runways:  332 (many significant International Airports throughout Germany) Berlin – Schönefeld International Airport (SXF/EDDB) Berlin, Schönfeld, Germany, D-12521 Berlin-Schönfeld, GERMANY

Tel: +49 (0)30 60 91-1682
Fax: +49 (0)30 60 91-2009
Website: www.berlin-airport.de

Frankfurt Airport (FRA/EDDF)
Frankfurt Airport, Germany, Fraport AG, Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, D-60547 Frankfort/Main, GERMANY
Tel: +49 (0)69 6 90-66631; +49 (0)69 6 90-66824
Fax: +49 (0)69 6 90-70593, +49 (0)69 6 90-59192
Website: www.frankfurt.com/cms/default/rubrik/2/2228.fraport_en.htm
Customs, hours: 24 hours
Tel: +49 (0)69 6 90-21731
Fax: +49 (0)69 6 90-50151
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