Germany is a developed country with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe by nominal GDP. As a major force in several industrial, scientific and technological sectors, Germany is both the world's third-largest exporter and third-largest importer.
Germany is a country of north-central Europe. Although Germany existed as a loose polity of Germanic-speaking peoples for millennia, a united German nation in roughly its present form dates only to 1871.
Physical map of Germany showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Germany.