Facts and figures
| Capital |
Berlin |
| Government |
Federal Republic |
| Area |
356,854 sq km (137,782 sq mi) |
| Population |
80,767,591 |
| Population density |
226 persons/sq km (586 persons/sq mi) |
| Urban - rural breakdown: |
Urban 84 %, Rural 16 % |
| Largest cities |
Berlin, Hamburg, Munich |
| Highest point |
Mt. Zugspitze 2962 m (9,718 ft) above sea level |
| Religions |
Protestantism (45%, mainly Lutheranism)
Roman Catholicism (40%)
Islam (2%) Other (13% including Judaism) |
| Official language |
German |
| Other languages |
Sorbian, other minority languages |