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Germany

Federal Republic of Germany · Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Capital
Berlin
Population
83.5 million 2025
Area
357,114 km²
Neighbours
9
Locator map of GermanyGERMANYBerlinFRANCEPOLANDAUSTRIACZECHIASWITZERLANDNETHERLANDSDENMARKBELGIUMLUXEMBOURGUNITEDKINGDOMHUNGARYSLOVAKIAITALYNorth SeaBaltic Sea0250 km
Germany hatched, Berlin marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 51.2°N 10.4°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Germany lies in Western Europe and shares land borders with Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. Only four countries have more land neighbours. At 357,114 km², it ranks 62nd of 195 by area, close in size to the Philippines and the Republic of the Congo.

Its population was 83.5 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 19th-largest of 194. Density is 234 people per km². 82.1% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.03% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$60,496 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 17th of 191 and 13th of 44 in Europe. Life expectancy at birth was 80.8 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 865 km, between 47.3°N and 55.1°N. Berlin's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,150 km from New Zealand, the nearest land.

How it compares Europe: 45 countries

MeasureFigureWorldEurope
Population83,491,2492025, World Bank19th of 1942nd of 44
Area357,114 km²world-countries62nd of 1956th of 45
GDPUS$5.05 trillion2025, World Bank, current US$3rd of 1911st of 44
GDP per capitaUS$60,4962025, World Bank, current US$17th of 19113th of 44
Population density234 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries44th of 1949th of 44
Life expectancy80.8 years2024, World Bank39th of 19425th of 44
Urban population82.1%2025, World Bank38th of 19414th of 44
Forest area32.8% of land2024, World Bank98th of 19427th of 44
Population growth-0.03% a year2025, World Bank157th of 19426th of 44
Internet users93.5%2024, World Bank37th of 18821st of 44
Fertility rate1.36 births per woman2024, World Bank166th of 19426th of 44
Land neighbours9world-countries; among the 1955th of 1953rd of 45
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaPhilippines, Republic of the Congo and Finland

Closest in populationTürkiye, Iran and Thailand

Neighbours 9 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Czechia281 km
    Berlin to Prague, capital to capital
  • Denmark355 km
    Berlin to Copenhagen, capital to capital
  • Poland516 km
    Berlin to Warsaw, capital to capital
  • Austria524 km
    Berlin to Vienna, capital to capital
  • Netherlands575 km
    Berlin to Amsterdam, capital to capital
  • Luxembourg602 km
    Berlin to Luxembourg, capital to capital
  • Belgium652 km
    Berlin to Brussels, capital to capital
  • Switzerland755 km
    Berlin to Bern, capital to capital
  • France878 km
    Berlin to Paris, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Berlin
52.52°N 13.40°E
Northernmost latitude
55.06°N
Southernmost latitude
47.28°N
Westernmost longitude
5.86°E
Easternmost longitude
15.02°E
North to south
about 865 km
Antipode of Berlin
52.52°S 166.60°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,150 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)