Since March 19, 2017 · Ceremonial Head of State
Since May 6, 2025 · Head of Government
Federal States (Bundesländer)
Top 10 Largest Cities
Major Regions
Germany is a country in Central Europe characterized by broad plains in the north, forested hills and river valleys in the center, and the Alpine mountains in the south.
📍 Germany is a country located in Central Europe, positioned at the heart of the continent and serving as a major link between Western and Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Denmark to the north, Poland and Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Netherlands to the west, with coastlines along the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the north.
Germany’s landscape is varied, featuring lowlands in the north, uplands and forests in the central regions, and the Alps in the south. Major rivers such as the Rhine, Danube, and Elbe play key roles in transportation and economic activity. Germany’s central location has historically made it a crossroads of trade, culture, and political influence in Europe, shaping its development and significance on the continent.
Capital
Largest Cities
States (Bundesländer)
B
Baden-Württemberg
(Baden-Württemberg)
Bavaria
(Bayern)
Berlin
(Berlin)
Brandenburg
(Brandenburg)
Bremen
(Bremen)
H
L
Lower Saxony
(Niedersachsen)
M
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
N
North Rhine-Westphalia
(Nordrhein-Westfalen)
R
Rhineland-Palatinate
(Rheinland-Pfalz)
S
Saarland
(Saarland)
Saxony
(Sachsen)
Saxony-Anhalt
(Sachsen-Anhalt)
Schleswig-Holstein
(Schleswig-Holstein)
T
Thuringia
(Thüringen)
States are the federal administrative divisions of Germany. Die Bundesländer sind die föderalen Verwaltungseinheiten Deutschlands. Total: 16
Road System (Transportation Infrastructure)
Drives On: Right
Germany follows right-hand traffic regulations.
Electrical System (Power Plug Types)
Primary Plug Types: Type C & Type F
Germany commonly uses Type C and Type F electrical outlets.
What is the Internet TLD for Germany?
A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.
Examples:
.us = United States .fr = France .jp = Japan
Germany uses:
.de
What is the ISO Code for Germany?
ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These codes are used globally in databases, aviation systems, banking, shipping, and international data systems to uniquely identify countries and territories.ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as US, FR, or JP. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.
Only ISO 3166-1 codes support flag emojis. Flag emojis are created by combining two Unicode regional indicator letters that match the country's ISO two-letter code.
Germany is assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code:
DE
Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.
ISO-2 Code: DE
ISO-3 Code: DEU
ISO Numeric Code: 276
DE 
Germany (ISO 3166-1)
Germany (ISO 3166-1) Click to Copy Flag
Unicode Flag Code: U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA
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🇩🇪 "Das Lied der Deutschen" – (German) / "The Song of the Germans"
• Lyrics written by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben in 1841
• Music composed by Joseph Haydn in 1797
• The third stanza has been used as Germany’s national anthem since 1952
• Music composed by Joseph Haydn in 1797
• The third stanza has been used as Germany’s national anthem since 1952
De Factor Motto:
"Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit"
(Translated from German: "Unity and Justice and Freedom", taken from the first line of the third stanza of the Deutschlandlied (Song of Germany), which serves as the national anthem )
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