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Germany Travel Guide

Key Facts
Area: 

357,021 sq km (137,847 sq miles).

Population: 

82.1 million (2008).

Population density: 

230 per sq km.

Capital: 

Berlin. Population: 3.4 million (2008).

Government: 

Federal Republic since 1949.

Head of state: 

President Christian Wulff since 2010.

Head of government: 

Chancellor Angela Merkel since 2005.

Electricity: 

230 volts AC, 50Hz. European-style round two-pin plugs are in use.

Occupying a prime position in the heart of Europe - both literally and figuratively - today's Germany is an endlessly engaging destination: a land of high culture, frothy beer, half-timbered villages and dynamic cityscapes. Anyone expecting a homogenous country conforming to rigid Teutonic stereotypes is in for a surprise.

Germany has shaken off the shackles of its inglorious past to stand as a country of remarkable diversity, as notable for its avant-garde architecture as for its horizon-wide countryside vistas. Tourists will encounter a heady mix of untamed nature, fine arts and youthful creativity. The capital, Berlin, has a reputation (forged by the legendary 'Roaring Twenties') as a hip and hedonistic community where almost anything goes. In contrast, the quiet academic surroundings of historic university cities like Heidelberg and Freiburg convey a peacefulness quite at odds with the atmosphere of the capital.

Top events in Germany

May
23

Held over a long weekend, with free concerts in the Altstadt from local and international jazz and blues bands.

May
24

The vibrant district of Kreuzberg is perhaps the most ethnically diverse in all of Berlin and the annual Carnival of Cultures provides an...

May
25

If you can take any positives from the repressive regimes that once prevailed in Berlin, it would be the way in which the city has now found...