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=**German**=



=**Geograbhy**= Germany is located in the Central Europe, the territory 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 water. It is the seventh largest country by area in Europe and the 63rd largest in the world. It lies mostly between latitudes [|47°] and [|55° N] (the tip of [|Sylt] is just north of 55°), and longitudes [|5°] and [|16° E]. Elevation ranges from the mountains of the [|Alps] (highest point: the [|Zugspitze] at 2,962 metres / 9,718 feet) in the south to the shores of the [|North Sea] (Nordsee) in the north-west and the [|Baltic Sea] (Ostsee) in the north-east. Between lie the forested uplands of central Germany and the low-lying lands of northern Germany (lowest point: [|Wilstermarsch] at 3.54 metres / 11.6 feet below sea level), traversed by some of Europe's major rivers such as the [|Rhine], [|Danube] and [|Elbe].[|[][|1][|]] Germany shares borders with more European countries than any other country on the continent. Its neighbours are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Austria and Switzerland in the south, France and [|Luxembourg] in the south-west and Belgium and the Netherlands in the north-west. The most significant natural resources are iron ore, coal, [|potash], timber, [|lignite], [|uranium], copper, natural gas, [|salt], nickel, [|arable land] and water.



=**German is the official language of Germany**=

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=**German people**=



=**Attractions in Germany**=
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