GERMANY GERMANY REGION EUROPE NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT JANUARY 18 1871 UNIFICATION OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE DIVIDED 1945 REUNIFIED OCTOBER 3 1990 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 23 1949 POPULATION 82087361 1999 EST AREA 137828 SQ MI CAPITAL BERLIN FORM OF GOVERNMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES COAL IRON URANIUM NATURAL GAS POTASH TIMBER COPPER SALT NICKEL MAIN INDUSTRIES IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION COAL MINING SHIPBUILDING CEMENT MACHINERY FOOD PROCESSING BEVERAGES CHEMICALS MOTOR VEHICLES ELECTRONICS AGRICULTURE WHEAT RYE BARLEY CABBAGE SUGAR BEETS POTATOES CORN CATTLE PIGS POULTRY CURRENCY MARK GDP 1.81 TRILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 22100 1998 EST LANGUAGES GERMAN RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS ROMAN CATHOLICISM LITERACY RATE 99 LIFE EXPECTANCY 74 YEARS MALE 81 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 9 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 11 PER 1000 POPULATION
