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Germany covers a total of 357,600 km 2 (138,100 sq mi), of which 5,157 km 2 (1,991 sq mi) is irrigated land and 8,350 km 2 (3,220 sq mi) is covered by water, the largest lakes being Lake Constance (total area of 536 km 2 (207 sq mi), with 62% of the shore being German; international borders are not defined on the lake itself), Müritz (117 km 2 ...
Germany, [e] officially the Federal Republic of Germany, [f] is a country in Central Europe.It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 82 million in an area of 357,596 km 2 (138,069 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union.
Impact craters of Germany (2 P) Islands of Germany (9 C, 1 P) K. Karst formations of Germany (19 P) Koogs (14 P) M. Mountain and hill ranges of Germany (3 C, 1 P)
Germany's major natural regions - Level 1: dark red, 2: orange, and 3: violet; major landscape unit groups: thin violet - based on the BfL classification. This division of Germany into major natural regions takes account primarily of geomorphological, geological, hydrological, and pedological criteria in order to divide the country into large, physical units with a common geographical basis.
The surface geology of Germany has evolved to its current configuration due to regional differences in the action and appearance of external and internal forces during the last c. 20 million years. Germany can be divided into three physiographic regions: the Central European Depression, the Central European Blocks and the Alps.
The Central Uplands [1] [2] (German: die Mittelgebirge [3]) is one of the three major natural regions of Germany. It stretches east to west across the country. To the north lies the North German Plain or Northern Lowland; to the south, the Alps and the Alpine Foreland. [1]
Germany geography-related lists (6 C, 17 P) B. Borders of Germany (14 C, 20 P) C. Collective municipalities in Germany (10 C, 9 P) E. Ecoregions of Germany (2 C, 7 P)
Information about Germany in English — IamExpat in Germany; German news and features — Expatica; DW-WORLD.DE Deutsche Welle — Germany's international broadcaster; News Portal of the German Embassy to the USA "History of Germany since 1945" (PDF). (1.28 MB) Facts and figures. CIA statistics; Facts about Germany — by the German Federal ...