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=GERMANY=

country comparison to the world: 62 land: 348,672 sq km water: 8,350 sq 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 || temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind ||
 * ~ Geography ||
 * Location || My country Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. ||
 * Geographic Coordinates || 51 00 N, 9 00 E ||
 * Continent || Europe ||
 * Area || total: 357,022 sq km
 * Area Comparison || slightly smaller than Montana ||
 * Border Countries || total: 3,621 km
 * climate || Current Weather
 * Terrain || lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south ||
 * Natural Resources || coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land ||
 * Natural hazards || flooding ||

15-64 years: 66.1% (male 27,707,761/female 26,676,759) 65 years and over: 20.3% (male 7,004,805/female 9,701,551)  || country comparison to the world: [|36] male: 76.41 years female: 82.57 years  || total population: 99% male: 99%  female: 99%  ||
 * ~ **People** ||
 * Total Population || 82,282,988 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 13.7% (male 5,768,366/female 5,470,516)
 * Life Expectancy || total population: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">79.41 years
 * Nationality || German ||
 * Religions || Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% ||
 * Languages || German ||
 * Literacy || definition: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">age 15 and over can read and write


 * ~ Government ||
 * Country Name (long form) || Federal Republic of Germany ||
 * Government Type || federal republic ||
 * Capital || Berlin ||
 * Cheif of State/Head of Government || President Christian WULFF ||

industry: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">29.7% services: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">67.8%  ||
 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">2.4%
 * Agriculture || potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry ||
 * Industry || among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles ||
 * Exported Commodities || machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles ||
 * Imported Commodities || machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals ||
 * Currency ||  ||


 * ~ Communication ||~  ||
 * Number of Land Phones || 48.7 million ||
 * Number of Cell Phones || 105 million ||


 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
 * Airports || 549 ||
 * Paved Airports || 330 ||
 * Roadways || <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">644,480 ||
 * Roadways Compared To The World || 11 ||


 * ~ Miscellaneous Information ||
 * You can serve in the military at age 18, but you have to have 9 month training. ||


 * ~ Sources ||~  ||
 * CIA Fact Book || .https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ ||