- government: parliamentary federal republic
- area: 357030 km2
- capital: Berlin
- official language: German
- population: 82 million
- currency: euro, earlier German mark
- year of joining the European Union: 1951
- GDP (nominal) per capita: 35,000 $ (2006)
- leading religions: Protestantism, Catholicism
- traditional dish: knuckle of pork with pea and cabbage
- life expectancy: 78 years
- national sports: ski-jumping, Formula One races, football
- calling code: +49
- international license plate codes: D
- internet TLD: .de