Basic Information About Germany:

Population: The population of Germany is 80,679,500.

GDP:  $ 3.7 trillion (2016)

Climate:  Spring occurs during the months of March, April and May in Germany. Summer is from June through to August. Autumn is during the months of September, October and November and winter is from December to February.

People: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, Italian 0.7%, Greek 0.4%, Polish 0.4%, other 4.6%

Religion:  About 65% to 70% of the populations are followers of the Christian religion in Germany. They are more or less evenly split between the mainstream denominations of Lutheran-Protestantism and Calvinism united in the EKD (Evangelical Church in Germany) and the Roman Catholic Church.

Capital:  Berlin is the capital of Germany.

Language:  The official language of Germany is Standard German, with over 95 percent of the country speaking Standard German or German dialects as their first language.

Currency:  The German currency is the Euro.

Time Zone: Central European Time Zone UTC+01:00 and Central European Summer Time UTC+02:00