Germany
Federal Republic of Germany · Western Europe
Germany is a country in Western Europe, with Berlin as its capital, home to about 83,491,249 people. Germany shares land borders with 9 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Berlin |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +49 |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU / 276 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇩🇪 |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 357,114 km² |
| Languages | German |
| Internet domain | .de |
| Demonym | German |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Germany mean?
Black, red and gold trace back to the uniforms of the Lutzow Free Corps, volunteers who fought Napoleon's forces in black coats with red facings and gold buttons. Student fraternities of the 1810s reinterpreted the combination as a call for German unity, summed up in the phrase that freedom would come out of the blackness of servitude, through bloody battles, to the golden light of freedom. The colors became associated with German liberalism through the 19th century, flew as the flag of the Weimar Republic from 1919, and were restored as the flag of West Germany in 1949 after 12 years under the Nazi flag.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Germany
About Germany
Germany, officially Federal Republic of Germany, is a United Nations member state in Western Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Berlin. It shares land borders with 9 countries. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Germany for Berlin’s own facts and history.
To call Germany from abroad, dial the country code +49. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes DE (alpha-2) and DEU (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 83,491,249.
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How Germany compares
- Area: 357,114 km², ranking 62 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 83,491,249, ranking 19 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 234 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 9, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Germany
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
Germany appears in these lists
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.