Get to know Germany. Learn about its land, products and culture.

Official name: Federal Republic of Germany

Size: 137,847 square miles (357,022 square kilometers); slightly smaller than Montana

Capital: Berlin

Population: 81,471, 834 as of July 2011

Population Under Age 14:  13.3%

Official language: German

Currency: The Euro

Religion: Protestant 34 %, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%

Literacy: 99%

Climate: Temperate; Generally cool, cloudy and wet winters and summers

Agriculture: Potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbage, cattle, pigs

Industrial products: Iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles