Landscape

Germany's geography includes many different thing like multiple castles, mountains, rolling plains, forest hills, and agricultural plains. Germany is surrounded by Denmark to the north; Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the south; and the Czech Republic and Poland to the east. According to make-it-in-germany.com, As a federal system, the German Federal Republic consists of 16 federal states whose state governments partly take on their own state duties. Explore Germany on our interactive map of federal states. Find out about their capitals, populations and economic sectors."

Fun Facts About the Geography

• Germany has an area of 137,987.506 square miles, making it the 7th biggest country in Europe.
• One-third of Germany is covered in forests and woodlands
• You can find over 2100 castles throughout the country
• Our capital city, Berlin is 9 times bigger than Paris and has more bridges than Venice
• There have been many capital cities of Germany including Aachen, Regensburg, Frankfurt-am-Main, Nuremberg, Weimar, and Bonn - and the current capital, Berlin
• The highest peak in Germany is the Zugspitze in Bavaria which is 2,962 meters high(approximately 1.84 miles)

Created by: Faith Brown, Pryor Middle School