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2963
METRES
is the height of the Zugspitze. Germany’s
highest mountain lies southwest
of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and
the border between Germany and
Austria runs over its west summit.
3.5
MILLION
people live in the German capital.
Berlin is the city with the largest
population and covering the largest
area (around 892 km²) in Germany
and in Central Europe. In terms
of population, it is also the second
largest city in the European Union.
120 MILLION
million people worldwide speak
German as their native language.
109.6
litres of beer: the amount
drunk by each German every
year, according to statistics.
300
types of bread and 1200 different
biscuits and pastries
are available in Germany.
58,997
new patents were registered with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in 2011.
45,000
foreign companies find that Germany
is an attractive location for their businesses.
Germany: Welcome to the land of ideas 5
14%
of global wind power. After China and the USA,
Germany is the world’s third largest producer
of wind energy. You can find out more about
renewable energies on pages 10 and 11.
357,000
square kilometres: the national
territory of Germany.
94,000
new books and new editions of existing
books are published every year in Germany.
230,000
kilometres of roads connect
German cities with one another.
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