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Germany
Germany is located in central Europe and is bordered on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Austria; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Once the cradle of Protestant faith, the country is a mix of hard-working ethic and socialist thought. After the Soviet-held boundaries fell in 1990 East and West Germany became reunited after 42 years of separate control.
Area:
137,854 square miles
Population:
78,475,370 (1990)
Major Religions:
Protestantism, Roman Catholicism
Official Language:
German
Monetary Unit:
Deutsche Mark and Euro
Unemployment Rate:
11.2%
Literacy Rate: 99%
Industries: Germany is one of the world's largest producers of iron, steel, coal, and vehicles. they also lead in in machinery, electronics, machine tooling, ship building, and metal fabrication.
