Hallo,

Do you know how many neighbors Germany has? Or maybe you’d like to know the name of its highest mountain. Look no further because I have put this short list of facts together for you; hopefully you’ll find them just as interesting as I did!

1. Bevölkerung (population) – about 82.3 millions Einwohner (inhabitants); the largest population in Europe
2. 16 Bundesländer (federal states)
3. Nationalfeiertag (State holiday) – October 3 (day of German Unity)
4. Deutsch (German) is the Muttersprache (mother tongue) of over 100 million people
5. Größte Städte (largest cities):
   • Berlin – 3.4 million inhabitants
   • Hamburg – 1.8 million
   • München (Munich) – 1.3 million
   • Köln (Cologne) – 1 million
   • Frankfurt am Main – 662,000
6. Höchster Berg (highest mountain) – The Zugspitze 2963 m (9,718 ft)
7. Längste Flüsse (longest rivers):
   • Rhein – 865 km (537 miles)
   • Elbe – 700 km (435 miles)
   • Donau 647 km (402 miles)
8. Germany is located in the heart of Europe and has 9 Nachbarstaaten (neighbors):
   • Frankreich (France)
   • Österreich (Austria)
   • Belgien (Belgium)
   • Tschechien (Czech Republic)
   • Dänemark (Denmark)
   • Luxemburg (Luxembourg)
   • Polen (Poland)
   • Niederlande (The Netherlands)
   • Schweiz (Switzerland)
9. There are around 300 theaters, 130 Berufsorchester (professional orchestras), and 500 Kunstmuseen (art museums)
10. Every tenth book that is published worldwide is written in German!