Geography of Germany

Geography of Germany
Continent	Europe
Region	Central Europe
Coordinates	51°00′N 10°00′E / 51.00°N 10.00°E
Area	Ranked 63rd
• Total	357,021 km2 (137,847 sq mi)
• Land	97.66%
• Water	2.34%
Coastline	2,389 km (1,484 mi)
Borders	3,714 km (2,307 mi); Border lengths included Czech Republic (817 km) (508 mi); Austria (801 km) (497 mi); Denmark (140 km) (86 mi); Poland (467 km) (290 mi); Switzerland (non-EU) (348 km) (216 mi); Belgium (133 km) (82 mi); France (418 km) (259 mi); Luxembourg (138 km) (85 mi); Netherlands (575 km) (357 mi); Sweden (maritime boundary, Baltic Sea); United Kingdom (maritime boundary, North Sea);
Highest point	Zugspitze,; 2,962.06 m (9,718 ft)
Lowest point	−3.54 m (−11.61 ft)
Longest river	Rhine, ; 1,230 km (764 mi)
Largest lake	Lake Constance ; 536 km2 (207 sq mi)
Climate	temperate
Terrain	lowlands in north; uplands in center; Alps in south
Natural resources	coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
Natural hazards	flooding and earthquake in Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg. landslide
Exclusive economic zone	57,485 km2 (22,195 sq mi)

Germany (German: Deutschland) is a country in Central and Western Europe^[3] that stretches from the Alps, across the North European Plain to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and is seventh-largest country by area in the continent. The area of Germany ranked 63rd and covers 357,021 km² (137,847 sq mi), consisting of 349,223 km² (134,836 sq mi) of land and 7,798 km² (3,011 sq mi) of waters, smaller than Japan but larger than Republic of the Congo.

Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at 2,962 metres (9,718 ft)) in the south to the shores of the North Sea (Nordsee) in the northwest and the Baltic Sea (Ostsee) in the northeast. Between lie the forested uplands of central Germany and the low-lying lands of northern Germany (lowest point: Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at 3.54 metres (11.6 ft) below sea level), traversed by some of Europe's major rivers such as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe.^[4]

Germany has the second-most borders of any European country, after Russia. It shares borders with nine countries: Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Switzerland (its only non-EU neighbor) and Austria in the south, France in the southwest and Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the west. Germany also shares a maritime border with Sweden in the north and the United Kingdom in the northwest.

^ "Tiefste Landstelle Deutschlands". May 12, 1998. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
^ "The Complete Guide To: Lake Constance". The Independent. September 17, 2011.
^ Royal Berglee, PhD (2016-06-17). "2.3 Regions of Western Europe". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Germany". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. November 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2006.

[1] "Tiefste Landstelle Deutschlands". May 12, 1998. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[2] "The Complete Guide To: Lake Constance". The Independent. September 17, 2011.

[3] Royal Berglee, PhD (2016-06-17). "2.3 Regions of Western Europe". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[CIA-4] "Germany". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. November 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2006.

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