About Germany

Full Name

Federal Republic of Germany

Capital City

Berlin

Area

357,021 sq km

137,846 sq miles

Population

82,398,000

Time Zone

GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)

Daylight Saving Start

last Sunday in March

Daylight Saving End

last Sunday in October

Languages

German (official)

Religion

34% Protestant, 34% Catholic, 4% Muslim, 28% unaffiliated or other. There are about 74,000 Jews (the pre-Holocaust figure was over half a million).

Currency

Euro (€)

Electricity

230V 50HzHz

Country Dialing Code

49