Europe · Western Europe
Capital: Berlin
Germany
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Germany in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #4
Germany's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
83.5M
#19 of 196
91st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$5.1T
#3 of 196
99th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$88.46B
#4 of 196
98th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$143.89B
#4 of 196
98th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$889.63B
#3 of 196
99th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Berlin
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Country code
- DEU
Three interesting facts
Germany shares land borders with 9 countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland.
Germany spans roughly 357,114 square kilometers, placing it around 62nd by area in this factbook.
Its 9 land neighbors give Germany one of the most connected positions on its regional map.
Geography
Germany on the map
Germany is located in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. Its terrain is lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south. The climate is temperate and marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind. In area, the country is three times the size of Pennsylvania, slightly smaller than Montana.
Economy
Economic profile
Germany's economy is characterized by leading export-driven, core EU and eurozone economy, key automotive, chemical, engineering, finance, and green energy industries, growth stalled by energy crisis and declining exports, tight labor market with falling working-age population, fiscal rebalancing with phaseout of energy price supports. Major industries include iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, automobiles, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles. Important agricultural products include milk, sugar beets, wheat, potatoes, barley, maize, rapeseed, pork, rye, triticale (2023). Notable exports include cars, vehicle parts/accessories, packaged medicine, plastic products, vaccines (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Germany has an estimated population of 83,491,249. Language and cultural traditions vary across Germany. The population includes German 85.4%, Turkish 1.8%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Syrian 1.1%, Romanian 1%, Poland 1%, other/stateless/unspecified 8.3% (2022 est.). The urban population represents 77.8% of total population (2023).
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