Fast Facts in Germany
Population: 82,400,996
Capital: Berlin
Time Zone: UTC+1
Currency Name: euro (EUR)
Government Type: Federal Republic
Languages: German
Ethnic Breakdown: German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)
Religion: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Major Cities: Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt
Phone Country Code: 49
Health Concerns:
Official Tourism Website: http://www.germany-tourism.de/
High Travel Season: June - August
Voltage: 230 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, f
Major Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day), January 6 (Epiphany), Easter, May 1 (Labor Day), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, October 3 (German Reunification Day), December 25 (Christmas Day), December 26 (St. Stephen's Day)
Misc Fact / Good to Know: There is annual tax of ?150 to own a dog in Berlin.