Germany

Europe
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark.

51 00 N, 9 00 E

President Christian Wulff

Capital
Berlin

Government
Federal parliamentary republic

Religion
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%.

Population
82,282,988

Ethnic group
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish).

National Language                   
German
          
National Day
3 October (1990) Unity Day

Anthem
Das Lied der Deutschen

Currency
Euro (€)

Attractions
Cologne and Cologne Cathedral,  Dachau,  Heidelberg,  Lake Constance,  Neuschwanstein Castle, The Romantic Road

Website    

Art & Cultural

The ICON

Neuschwanstein Castle    The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886. Since then over 60 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle.More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with up to 6,000 per day in the summer. The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle and later, similar structures.

Neuschwanstein Castle