Do you know how many neighbors Germany has? Or maybe you’d like to know the name of its highest mountain. Look no further because I have put this short list of facts together for you; hopefully you’ll find them just as interesting as I did!
- Bevölkerung (population) - about 82.3 millions Einwohner (inhabitants); the largest population in Europe
- 16 Bundesländer (federal states)
- Nationalfeiertag (State holiday) - October 3 (day of German Unity)
- Deutsch (German) is the Muttersprache (mother tongue) of over 100 million people
- Größte Städte (largest cities):
- Berlin - 3.4 million inhabitants
- Hamburg - 1.8 million
- München (Munich) - 1.3 million
- Köln (Cologne) - 1 million
- Frankfurt am Main - 662,000
- Höchster Berg (highest mountain) - The Zugspitze 2963 m (9,718 ft)
- Längste Flüsse (longest rivers):
- Rhein - 865 km (537 miles)
- Elbe - 700 km (435 miles)
- Donau 647 km (402 miles)
- Germany is located in the heart of Europe and has 9 Nachbarstaaten (neighbors):
- Frankreich (France)
- Österreich (Austria)
- Belgien (Belgium)
- Tschechien (Czech Republic)
- Dänemark (Denmark)
- Luxemburg (Luxembourg)
- Polen (Poland)
- Niederlande (The Netherlands)
- Schweiz (Switzerland)
- There are around 300 theaters, 130 Berufsorchester (professional orchestras), and 500 Kunstmuseen (art museums)
- Every tenth book that is published worldwide is written in German!
If you want more interesting facts about Germany, check out this website: http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/
Tschüss,
