GERMANY

LOCATION

• Central Europe
• Bordering Baltic Sea & North Sea
• Between Netherlands & Poland

AREA

• Total: 357,022 sq.km
• Land: 348,672 sq.km
• Water: 8,350 sq.km

LAND USE

• Agriculture: 48%
• Arable land: 34%
• Other: 20%
• Permanent pasture: 13%
• Forests: 32%

ENVIROMENT

• Coal burning contribute to air pollution
• Acid rain is damaging forests
• Hazardous waste disposal

AGE STRUCTURE

• 0-14: 12.88%
• 15-64: 30.28%
• 65 & older: 21.45%
• Total population: 80,854,408

POPULATION GROWTH/ POVERTY

• Growth: -0.17%
• Poverty line: 15.5%

LIFE EXPECTANCY

• Male: 78 years
• Female: 83 years

LANGUAGE

• German

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

• 5%

AGRICULTURE

• Potatoes, beets, & cabbage
• Cattle, pigs, & poultry
• Barely& wheat
• Fruit & milk products
• Sugar