Recognised as Country
Germany
- DE
- Europe
- EUR
- .de
Germany (DE/DEU) is a country in Europe with its capital at Berlin. It covers about 357,022 km² with a population of roughly 84,000,000, uses the EUR, dials on +49, owns the .de internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Berlin. It borders 9 countries.
Identity
Official short nameGermany
CapitalBerlin
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2DE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3DEU
Internet TLD.de
Calling code+49
Currency codeEUR
Geography
Latitude51.1657° N
Longitude10.4515° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area357,022 km²137,847 square miles
Land neighbours9
Distance from London735 kmto the approximate centre of Germany, not to Berlin. E, bearing 88.8°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Berlinthe IANA zone for Berlin; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00
Summer offsetUTC+02:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 13:39
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population84,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density235.3 per km²≈
Share of world population1.037%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset63 of 196
Population rank in this dataset19 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Denmark570 km centre to centre
Poland607 km centre to centre
Czechia385 km centre to centre
Austria503 km centre to centre
Switzerland510 km centre to centre
France816 km centre to centre
Luxembourg341 km centre to centre
Belgium426 km centre to centre
Netherlands372 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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