

Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south it covers an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), with a population of over 83 million within its 16 constituent states.

It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany ( German: Deutschland, pronounced ( listen)), officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe.
