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Germany

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Germany , Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). Located in the center of Europe, it borders the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France on the west; Switzerland and Austria on the south; the Czech Republic and Poland on the east; Denmark on the north; and the Baltic Sea on the northeast. The official capital and largest city is Berlin , but many administrative functions are still carried on in Bonn , the former capital of West Germany. Land and People Germany as a whole can be divided... Read more

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