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Germany

Germany in brief:

Area 357,021 sq km
Capital Berlin
Language German
Population 82,369,548 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate -0.044% (2008 est.)
Net migration rate 2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.
Independence 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); re-unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990
GDP per capita – $34,200 (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate 8.4% (2007 est.)
Population below poverty line 11% (2001 est.)