Germany (deu)

Germany

Germany ranks 357th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newcastle upon Tyne, Ferrara, and Islington. Memorable people born in Germany include Georg Baselitz, Widukind of Corvey, and Hartmann Schedel. Memorable people who died in Germany include Renate Boy, Herta Bothe, and Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov. Germany has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and athletes. Germany is located in Germany.

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of 357,596 km2 (138,069 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Read more on Wikipedia