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GeographyLocation
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Geographic coordinates
51 00 N, 9 00 E
Map references
Europe
Area World Ranking: 63
Total 357,022 sq km
Land 348,672 sq km Water 8,350 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly smaller than Montana
Land boundaries
Total 3,790 km
Border countries Austria 784 km, Belgium 167 km, Czech Republic 815 km, Denmark 68 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 577 km, Poland 456 km, Switzerland 334 km Coastline
2,389 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm Continental shelf 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation Climate
Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind Terrain
Lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south Elevation extremes
Lowest point Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.54 m
Highest point Zugspitze 2,963 m Natural resources
Coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land Land use
Arable land 33.13%
Permanent crops 0.6% Other 66.27% (2005) Irrigated land
4,850 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
188 cu km (2005)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 38.01 cu km/yr (12%/68%/20%)
Per capita 460 cu m/yr (2001) Natural hazards
Flooding
Environment - current issues
Emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive Environment - international agreements
Party to
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea
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