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Germany

DEU · Central Europe

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Identity

Regime

Federal parliamentary republic

Capital

Berlin

Population

84,000,000

Area

357,022 km²

Currency

EUR

Executive

Head of State

Frank-Walter Steinmeier
2017

Head of Government

Friedrich Merz
2025

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

699 seats
2 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.83
#21

Freedom House

95/100
Free

CPI corruption

77/100
#10

Press RSF

82/100
#14

Economy

GDP (B$)

5051 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

60,496 $
2025

Growth %

0.2 %
2025

Inflation %

2.2 %
2025

Unemployment %

3.7 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

106.7 Md$
2.3 %PIB · #4

Nuclear posture

nato_sharing

Listed military units

181

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

—

Alliances

UE · OTAN · G7 · G20 · UN · Eurozone · Schengen Area · OECD · WTO · Council of Europe · OSCE

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

90% · 16% · 22%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

9/10