Germany

General information about the country: Germany is a federal state in the central part of Europe. It is one of the largest states on the continent and one of the most developed countries in the world. Germany borders Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Austria and Switzerland in the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands in the west. In the north it is washed by the North and Baltic Seas. The main rivers of Germany are the Rhine, the Oder, the Danube and the Elbe. The largest lake in the country is Lake Constance. Germany is one of the founders and influential members of the European Union. The country's area is 357 thousand square kilometers. The population is more than 80 million people. The capital and largest city is Berlin. The time zone is UTC+1.