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Germany at a Glance
Key Information
Total land area (km 2 ): 357.1
Total population (million): 82.16
Religions (%) (2015): Protestant 34.0,
Roman Catholic 34.0,
Muslim 3.7,
Unaffiliated or other
religions 28.3
Ethnic Groups (%) (2015): German 91.5,
Turkish 2.4,
other 6.1(made up
largely of Greek, Italian,
Polish, Russian,
Spanish)
Government system:
Economic Indicators
Parliamentary
democracy comprising
two main law-making
bodies: The Bundestag
(Lower House) and the
Bundesrat (Federal
Council representing
the 16 federal states)
Foreign Trade
Major Trading Partners (2015):
Exports (billion €) (2015): 1.196
Imports (billion €) (2015): 949
Economic Relation to Singapore
Exports to Singapore
(millions €) (2015):
Imports from Singapore
(millions €) (2015):
Major exports to
Singapore (2015):
United States, China,
France, Netherlands,
United Kingdom,
Italy, Austria, Poland,
Switzerland, Belgium,
Czech Republic
6,615
5,869
Chemical products,
Electronics,
Electrical engineering,
Machinery,
Measurement and
control technology,
Motor vehicle
components
Gross Domestic Product 3,026
(billion €) (2015):
Real GDP Growth (%) (2015): 1.7
Inflation rate (%) (2015): 0.3
Gross Value Added by Key Industries (in billion €, 2015)
Total Gross Value Added 2,722.502
Industry, excluding construction 700.409
Public services, education, health 497.778
Trade, transport,accommodation 421.072
and food services
Business services 304.714
Real estate activities 304.215
Information and communication 133.981
Construction 127.786
Other services 110.820
Major imports from
Singapore (2015):
Foreign trade ranking
position of German
imports from
Singapore (2015):
Foreign trade ranking
position of German
exports to Singapore
(2015):
German Direct Investment
in Singapore (million €) (2014):
Singapore Direct Investment
in Germany (million €) (2014):
Chemical products,
Electronics,
Electrical engineering,
Machinery,
Measurement and
control technology
31 out of 226 countries
34 out of 231 countries
13.470
1.626
Financial and insurance services 106.768
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 14.959
Sources (retrieved in July 2016):
BMWi, Statistisches Bundesamt, Eurostat, GTAI, REMID, CIA Factbook,
Singapore Department of Statistics, Atlas of Economic Complexity,
The World Factbook, Trading Economics
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