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Germany
Location marker · geographic overview
51° N / 9° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Berlin
- Population
- 83,516,593 2024
- Area
- 357,114 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- German
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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Discover Germany
FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Germany
Germany (German: Deutschland) is the largest country in Central Europe. It is known for its rich cultural heritage, innovative inventions, its old-world charm and Gemütlichkeit (cosiness). Discard any perceptions of Germany as being homogeneous; a country of surprising regional diversity awaits your presence. Many tourists visit Germany to experience European history and the diverse German landscape.
Landscape & landmarks
If you're still looking for the cliches, the Romantic Road is a famous scenic route along romantic castles and picturesque villages. With its fairy tale appearance, the Neuschwanstein Castle could be considered the most iconic of German castles. The walled city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber has a beautiful mediaeval centre that seems untouched by the passage of time.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
A very German variant is Currywurst: sausage chopped up and covered in spiced ketchup, dusted with curry powder, a local speciality of Berlin.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-11. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
A few more connections
- Highest point source-listed
- Zugspitze Wikidata record ↗
Cited reference ↗ - National anthem source-listed
- third stanza of the Deutschlandlied Wikidata record ↗
Cited reference ↗
Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Source-matched, not independently certified. Observation year unavailable; retrieved 2026-09-27.
A little more to discover +
- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Calling code
- +49
- Internet domain
- .de
- Land border codes
- AUT, BEL, CZE, DNK, FRA, LUX, NLD, POL, CHE
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .de. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.