Germany
Country in central Europe. Divided into East and West Germany following World War II, it became a unified country again in 1990. Languages: German. Currency: euro. Capital: Berlin. Population: 82,329,758 (2009 estimate). Area: 357,114 sq km (137,883 sq mi) Official Name: Federal Republic of Germany Major Cities: Berlin Berlin is the capital city and one of 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Area, comprising 5 million people from over 190 nations. Geographically embedded in the European Plains, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's territory is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes. First documented in the 13th century, Berlin was successively the capital of the Ki...