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Germany Country Information
| Name | Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Berlin | |
| Location | Located in Central Europe, Germany has borders with France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, and Switzerland. The northern border has shores on both the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. | |
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| International Dialing code | +49 click here for list of city codes | |
| Internet domain | .de | |
| Currency | euro (EUR) | |
| Standard Time Zone | Winter: CET - Central European Time (UTC/GMT +1 hour) | |
| Summer: CEST - Central European Summer Time (UTC/GMT + 2 hours) | ||
| Daylight Saving | Start: Last Sunday in March | |
| End: Last Sunday in October | ||
| Work Hours | Office hours: Monday to Friday, typically from 8 am to 5 pm with an one hour break for lunch. | |
| Bank hours: The opening hours vary depending on location. In larger cities, banks are open from Monday to Wednesday from 9 am to 4 pm, on Thursday from 9 am to 6 pm, and on Friday from 9 am to 1 pm. | ||
| Store hours: Supermarkets are usually open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm and on Saturdays from 8 am to 6 pm. Department stores are usually open from Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 8 pm, on Saturdays from 9.30 am to 6 pm or 8 pm. | ||
| Form of Government | Federal republic | |
| Population | 82,431,000 (est. 2005) | |
| Ethnic Groups | German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish) | |
| Religions | Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% | |
| Languages | German | |