Germany — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Germany: capital Berlin, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Germany is in Europe. Its capital is Berlin.

Climate

Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy winters and mild summers with occasional warm foehn winds.

Lowlands in the north, uplands in the center, and the Bavarian Alps in the south. The Rhine and Danube are major river systems.

Germany has over 1,500 different types of sausages and 5,000 beer brands.

The Autobahn network has sections with no speed limit, totaling about 70% of its length.

Berlin has more bridges than Venice — about 960 compared to Venice's roughly 400.

1517: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation

1871: German Empire unified under Otto von Bismarck

1933: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor, ushering in the Nazi era

1945: Germany surrenders; country divided into East and West

1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall symbolizes the end of the Cold War

1990: German reunification merges East and West Germany