• It is officially known as the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland).
• Location: Central Europe
• Capital: Berlin
• Borders: It shares borders with nine countries: Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
• It has a coastline along the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
• Major Rivers: Rhine, Elbe, Danube
• Official Language: German
• Government: It is a federal parliamentary republic.
• Parliament: The Bundestag
• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• Chancellor: Olaf Scholz
• Currency: Euro (€)
• Major Companies: Volkswagen, Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz), BMW, Siemens, Bosch and Bayer.
• It was unified as a nation-state in 1871.
• It is a founding member of the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
• It consists of 16 federal states (Bundesländer), each with its own constitution and government.
• It is the third-largest economy in the world after the United States and China, making it Europe's largest economy.

Location of Germany