Population
83.5M
Federal parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$95,353
in 2031
Passport power
#6
122 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Berlin
of 41 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Capital
- Berlin
- Continent
- Europe / Western Europe
- Area
- 357,114 km²
- Population
- 83.5M
- Density
- 234.0/km²
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .de
- Calling code
- +49
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #6 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 122
- Total accessible
- 160
- Digital nomad visa
- Freiberufler Visa $810/month · 36 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Student 1 Residency 3 Citizenship
Culture and society
- Languages
- German (Deutsch)
- Currencies
- € EUR — euro
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.959
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $95,353
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 80.8 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 93.5%
- Gini index (2016)
- 31.9
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.1%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 2.9%
- Urban population (2025)
- 82.1%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.9/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 9.1 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.9/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.75
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