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People of Germany

Population:82,400,996 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 13.9% (male 5,894,724/female 5,590,373)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 27,811,357/female 26,790,222)
65 years and over: 19.8% (male 6,771,972/female 9,542,348) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 43 years
male: 41.8 years
female: 44.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:-0.033% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:8.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:10.71 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:2.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.966 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 78.95 years
male: 75.96 years
female: 82.11 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:43,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 1,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: German(s)
adjective: German
Ethnic groups:German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)
Religions:Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Languages:German
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
People - note:second most populous country in Europe after Russia

Germany Quickstats

  • Population: 82,400,996 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 357,021 sq km
  • Density: 230.9 /km² (50th)
  • GDP (total): $2.89 trillion (3rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $35,072 (19th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Euro (€) (EUR)
  • Dial code: +49

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Germany Internet

  • Usage: 47,127,725
  • Penetration: 57.0 %
  • Top Domain: .gm

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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