Cost of living > Average monthly disposable salary > After tax $2,851.85

Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Poland $905.62

Ranked 63th.

Crime > Crime levels 23.57

Ranked 77th. 33.33

Ranked 63th. 41% more than Germany

Crime > Rape rate 9.4

Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Poland 4.1

Ranked 33th.



Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 690

Ranked 29th. 58% more than Poland 436

Ranked 38th.



Economy > GDP $3.40 trillion

Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Poland $489.80 billion

Ranked 24th.



Economy > GDP per capita $41,514.17

Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Poland $12,707.85

Ranked 50th.



Economy > Gross National Income $1.94 trillion

Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Poland $164.00 billion

Ranked 23th.

Economy > Population below poverty line 15.5%

Ranked 33th. 46% more than Poland 10.6%

Ranked 24th.



Geography > Land area > Square miles 137,849 square miles

Ranked 25th. 14% more than Poland 120,728 square miles

Ranked 30th.

Government > Government type federal republic republic



Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.4 per 1,000 people

Ranked 15th. 36% more than Poland 2.5 per 1,000 people

Ranked 33th.



People > Population 81.15 million

Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Poland 38.38 million

Ranked 33th.



Government > Legal system civil law system civil law system; changes gradually being introduced as part of broader democratization process; limited judicial review of legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final



Military > Air force > Combat aircraft 423

Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Poland 112

Ranked 15th.

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Montana slightly smaller than New Mexico



Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - 0.1% of GDP

Ranked 35th. -1.9% of GDP

Ranked 69th.



Geography > Climate temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers



Geography > Area > Land 349,223 sq km

Ranked 61st. 15% more than Poland 304,459 sq km

Ranked 68th.



Government > Legislative branch bicameral legislature consists of the Federal Council or Bundesrat bicameral legislature consists of an upper house, the Senate or Senat (100 seats; members elected by a majority vote on a provincial basis to serve four-year terms), and a lower house, the Sejm (460 seats; members elected under a complex system of proportional representation to serve four-year terms); the designation of National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointly



Geography > Geographic coordinates 51 00 N, 9 00 E 52 00 N, 20 00 E



Religion > Religions Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3%

Cost of living > Local purchasing power 108.14

Ranked 6th. 93% more than Poland 56.1

Ranked 47th.

Military > Army > Main battle tanks 2,500

Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Poland 990

Ranked 12th.



Environment > Marine fish catch 194,921 tons

Ranked 40th. 1% more than Poland 192,079 tons

Ranked 41st.

Economy > Unemployment rate 5.5%

Ranked 81st. 12.8%

Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Germany



Health > Human height > Average female height 1.650 m (5 ft 5 in) 1.651 m (5 ft 5 in)

People > Ethnic groups German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish) Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Belarusian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 2.7%



Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal



Geography > Area > Total 357,022 sq km

Ranked 64th. 14% more than Poland 312,685 sq km

Ranked 71st.



People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 9.49%

Ranked 183th. 10.49%

Ranked 127th. 11% more than Germany



Crime > Police officers 303.8

Ranked 15th. 3038 times more than Poland 0.1

Ranked 16th.



Government > Constitution previous 1919 (Weimar Constitution); latest drafted 10 to 23 August 1948, approved 12 May 1949, promulgated 23 May 1949, entered into force 24 May 1949; amended many times, last in 2012 several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1997, approved by referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997; amended 2006, 2009



Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 11.9 million hectares

Ranked 14th. 12.14 million hectares

Ranked 13th. 2% more than Germany



Crime > Total crimes 6.51 million

Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Poland 1.4 million

Ranked 14th.

Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use 4.8%

Ranked 4th. 78% more than Poland 2.7%

Ranked 16th.

Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage None; except for construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers. Minimum wage is often set by collective bargaining agreements in other sectors of the economy and enforceable by law. 1,680 PLN (\u20ac405) per month. Real full cost (if a worker is not a student etc.) for employer(from which are taken different social, health etc. funds for that worker) is: 2028,43 PLN, and netto for worker, after cuts for health services, accidents fund, work fund, retirement etc. is 1237,20 PLN. With 40 hours week and 4 weeks in month it give about 12.67 PLN/per hour brutto(or after cuts netto ~7.73 PLN/hour).

Crime > Violent crime > Rapes 7,724

Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Poland 1,567

Ranked 16th.



Government > Judicial branch Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (half the judges are elected by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat); Federal Court of Justice; Federal Administrative Court Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judiciary for an indefinite period); Constitutional Tribunal (judges are chosen by the Sejm for nine-year terms)



Education > Children out of school, primary 7,230

Ranked 76th. 79,083

Ranked 38th. 11 times more than Germany



Geography > Land area > Sq. km 348,770 sq km

Ranked 60th. 15% more than Poland 304,250 sq km

Ranked 67th.



People > Birth rate 8.37 births/1,000 population

Ranked 217th. 9.88 births/1,000 population

Ranked 198th. 18% more than Germany



Crime > Drugs > Opiates use 0.3%

Ranked 6th. 50% more than Poland 0.2%

Ranked 7th.

Crime > Assault rate 619.9

Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Poland 76.3

Ranked 48th.

Crime > Total crimes per 1000 78.89

Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Poland 36.73

Ranked 27th.

People > Population growth -0.4%

Ranked 194th. 16% more than Poland -0.344%

Ranked 171st.



Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.82

Ranked 113th. 16% more than Poland 10.16

Ranked 122nd.



Economy > Budget > Revenues $1.53 trillion

Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Poland $88.31 billion

Ranked 34th.



People > Age distribution > Median age 51.06 years

Ranked 12th. 6% more than Poland 47.95 years

Ranked 55th.



Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $38,700.00

Ranked 17th. 88% more than Poland $20,600.00

Ranked 47th.



Industry > Manufacturing output 470.18 billion

Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Poland 72.4 billion

Ranked 19th.



Crime > Murders with firearms per million 3.26

Ranked 33th. 12% more than Poland 2.9

Ranked 37th.

Government > Political parties and leaders Alliance '90/Greens [Cem OEZDEMIR]<br />Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL]<br />Christian Social Union or CSU [Horst SEEHOFER]<br />Free Democratic Party or FDP [Philipp ROESLER]<br />Left Party or Die Linke [Katia KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER]<br />Social Democratic Party or SPD [Sigmar GABRIEL] Civic Platform or PO [Donald TUSK, chairman; Rafal GRUPINSKI, parliamentary caucus leader]<br />Democratic Left Alliance or SLD [Leszek MILLER, chairman, parliamentary caucus leader]<br />Democratic Party or PD [Andrzej CELINSKI, chairman]<br />Democratic Party or SD [Pawel PISKORSKI, chairman]<br />German Minority of Lower Silesia or MNSO [Ryszard GALLA, representative]<br />Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI, chairman; Mariusz BLASZCZAK, parliamentary caucus leader]<br />League of Polish Families or LPR [Witold BALAZAK, chairman]<br />Palikot's Movement or RP [Janusz PALIKOT, chairman]<br />Poland Comes First or PJN [Pawel KOWAL, chairperson]<br />Polish People's Party or PSL [Janusz PIECHOCINSKI, chairman; Jan BURY, parliamentary caucus leader]<br />Social Democratic Party of Poland or SDPL [Wojciech FILEMONOWICZ, chairman]<br />Union of Labor or UP [Waldemar WITKOWSKI, chairman]<br />United Poland or SP (political grouping of former PiS members, not officially registered) [Arkadiusz MULARCZYK, chairperson; Patrick JAKI, parliamentary caucus leader]



Energy > Commercial energy use 4,131.38

Ranked 23th. 77% more than Poland 2,328.07

Ranked 47th.

Health > Human height > Average male height 1.780 m (5 ft 10 in) 1.785 m (5 ft 10 ⁄ 2 in)

Economy > Economy > Overview The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and declining net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth in 2006 and 2007 and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II - and its decrease to 6.5% in 2012. GDP contracted 5.1% in 2009 but grew by 4.2% in 2010, and 3.0% in 2011, before dipping to 0.7% in 2012 - a reflection of low investment spending due to crisis-induced uncertainty and the decreased demand for German exports from recession-stricken periphery countries. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011. In 2012 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.1%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016 though the target was already reached in 2012. By 2014, the federal government wants to balance its budget. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany hopes to replace nuclear power with renewable energy. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization since 1990 and Poland's economy was the only one in the European Union to avoid a recession through the 2008-09 economic downturn. Although EU membership and access to EU structural funds have provided a major boost to the economy since 2004, GDP per capita remains significantly below the EU average while unemployment continues to exceed the EU average. The government of Prime Minister Donald TUSK steered the Polish economy through the economic downturn by skillfully managing public finances without stifling economic growth and adopted controversial pension and tax reforms to further shore up public finances. While the Polish economy has performed well over the past five years, growth slowed in 2012, in part due to the ongoing economic difficulties in the euro zone. The key policy challenge is to provide support to the economy through monetary easing, while maintaining the pace of structural fiscal consolidation. Poland's economic performance could improve over the longer term if the country addresses some of the remaining deficiencies in its road and rail infrastructure and its business environment. An inefficient commercial court system, a rigid labor code, red tape, and a burdensome tax system keep the private sector from realizing its full potential.



Economy > Exports $1.46 trillion

Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Poland $191.00 billion

Ranked 26th.



Crime > Violent crime > Murders 690

Ranked 29th. 58% more than Poland 436

Ranked 38th.



Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chancellor Council of Ministers responsible to the prime minister and the Sejm; the prime minister proposes, the president appoints, and the Sejm approves the Council of Ministers



Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 8.9 per 1,000 people

Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Poland 5.6 per 1,000 people

Ranked 19th.



Education > Compulsary education duration 13

Ranked 4th. 44% more than Poland 9

Ranked 87th.



People > Gender > Female population 28.64 million

Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Poland 13.27 million

Ranked 68th.



People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 7.63 million

Ranked 50th. 98% more than Poland 3.85 million

Ranked 73th.



Education > Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public or approved private education is mandatory with the only exception being where continued school attendance would create undue hardship for an individual child. Legal under restrictive conditions. Every homeschooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Homeschooled children received diplomas from supervising school.

Military > Budget 49 US$ BN

Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Poland 12 US$ BN

Ranked 8th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $34,065.12 per capita

Ranked 22nd. 79% more than Poland $18,990.83 per capita

Ranked 18th.



Agriculture > Rural population 8,335

Ranked 188th. 27,490

Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Germany



Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 6,641.91 kWh per capita

Ranked 24th. 98% more than Poland 3,356.85 kWh per capita

Ranked 44th.



People > Death rate 11.17 deaths/1,000 population

Ranked 36th. 8% more than Poland 10.31 deaths/1,000 population

Ranked 45th.



Environment > Ecological footprint 4.6

Ranked 6th. 5.4

Ranked 28th. 17% more than Germany

Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 700

Ranked 107th. 17% more than Poland 600

Ranked 122nd.

Government > Political pressure groups and leaders business associations and employers' organizations<br />trade unions; religious, immigrant, expellee, and veterans groups All Poland Trade Union Alliance or OPZZ (trade union) [Jan GUZ]<br />Roman Catholic Church [Cardinal Stanislaw DZIWISZ, Archbishop Jozef MICHALIK]<br />Solidarity Trade Union [Piotr DUDA]



Geography > Natural resources coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land



Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita $7,461.57

Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Poland $2,001.41

Ranked 29th.



Crime > Burglaries 631.6

Ranked 12th. 39% more than Poland 455.3

Ranked 19th.



Energy > Electricity > Consumption 549.1 billion kWh

Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Poland 155 billion kWh

Ranked 13th.



Crime > Rapes > Per capita 0.089 per 1,000 people

Ranked 2nd. 89% more than Poland 0.047 per 1,000 people

Ranked 25th.

Crime > Murders > Per capita 2.48 per 1 million people

Ranked 35th. 9.81 per 1 million people

Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Germany

Health > Probability of not reaching 60 10.6%

Ranked 31st. 17.5%

Ranked 16th. 65% more than Germany

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 357,030 kmÂ²

Ranked 62nd. 14% more than Poland 312,690 kmÂ²

Ranked 69th.



People > Population growth rate -0.19%

Ranked 210th. 2 times more than Poland -0.09%

Ranked 201st.



Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 4.24 sq km per 1,000 people

Ranked 175th. 7.91 sq km per 1,000 people

Ranked 138th. 87% more than Germany



Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,283.59 per 1,000 people

Ranked 1st. 19% more than Poland 1,074.53 per 1,000 people

Ranked 33th.



Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km 167,190 sq. km

Ranked 54th. 13% more than Poland 147,790 sq. km

Ranked 59th.



Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 80.74

Ranked 24th. 5% more than Poland 76.75

Ranked 53th.



Crime > Robberies 65.2

Ranked 30th. 92.2

Ranked 18th. 41% more than Germany



Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh per capita 7,080.96

Ranked 23th. 85% more than Poland 3,832.13

Ranked 54th.



Military > Personnel > Per capita 3.46 per 1,000 people

Ranked 99th. 4.25 per 1,000 people

Ranked 82nd. 23% more than Germany



Military > War deaths 0.0

Ranked 35th. 0.0

Ranked 33th.



Agriculture > Agricultural growth 96

Ranked 162nd. The same as Poland 96

Ranked 161st.



Media > Internet users 65.12 million

Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Poland 22.45 million

Ranked 7th.



Economy > Public debt 81% of GDP

Ranked 27th. 68% more than Poland 48.3% of GDP

Ranked 66th.



Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 2.1%

Ranked 157th. 3.7%

Ranked 102nd. 76% more than Germany



Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.88

Ranked 62nd. 45% more than Poland 8.91

Ranked 92nd.



Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ $610.18 billion

Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Poland $76.42 billion

Ranked 18th.



Crime > Kidnappings 0.17

Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Poland 0.06

Ranked 3rd.

Language > Languages German Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2%

Transport > Road network length > Km

Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 68.6%

Ranked 57th. 8% more than Poland 63.8%

Ranked 78th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 5.4 million

Ranked 48th. 97% more than Poland 2.74 million

Ranked 71st.



Economy > Exports per capita $17,828.83

Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Poland $4,955.54

Ranked 52nd.



Media > Personal computers > Per capita 545.35 per 1,000 people

Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Poland 192.81 per 1,000 people

Ranked 38th.



Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 700

Ranked 112th. 17% more than Poland 600

Ranked 130th.



Cost of living > Cinema ticket price > International release $12.29

Ranked 18th. 71% more than Poland $7.18

Ranked 68th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 39.91%

Ranked 14th. 12% more than Poland 35.75%

Ranked 61st.



Cost of living > Clothing and shoe prices > Shoes > Pair of Nikes $106.75

Ranked 40th. 23% more than Poland $86.60

Ranked 87th.

Government > Administrative divisions 16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia)(Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat) 16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie, Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie, Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)



People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 29.8 million

Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Poland 14.34 million

Ranked 71st.



Education > Literacy > Total population 99%

Ranked 15th. 99.8%

Ranked 1st. 1% more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 2.46 million

Ranked 50th. Twice as much as Poland 1.24 million

Ranked 73th.



People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate 25.1%

Ranked 57th. 25.3%

Ranked 54th. 1% more than Germany



Education > College and university > Gender parity index 0.885

Ranked 47th. 1.5

Ranked 22nd. 70% more than Germany



Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index 27

Ranked 15th. 34.1

Ranked 23th. 26% more than Germany



Religion > Religions > All Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3% Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)

Education > Primary education, duration > Years 4

Ranked 181st. 6

Ranked 30th. 50% more than Germany



Military > Global Peace Index 1.43

Ranked 19th. 1.53

Ranked 14th. 7% more than Germany



Education > Secondary education, duration > Years 9

Ranked 1st. 50% more than Poland 6

Ranked 87th.



Military > Navy > Corvette warships 2

Ranked 22nd. 6

Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Germany

Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh 579.21 billion

Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Poland 147.67 billion

Ranked 24th.



Media > Televisions per 1000 622.77

Ranked 10th. 82% more than Poland 341.58

Ranked 47th.

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 29.79 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl

Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Poland 13.6 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl

Ranked 38th.



Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 7,118.6

Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Poland 3,217.2

Ranked 68th.



People > Population in 2015 82,513 thousand

Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Poland 38,110 thousand

Ranked 36th.

Geography > Terrain lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south mostly flat plain; mountains along southern border



Education > High school enrolment rate 98.86

Ranked 25th. 8% more than Poland 91.87

Ranked 64th.



Transport > Road > Motorway length 12,845 km

Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Poland 2,549 km

Ranked 10th.

Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people 1

Ranked 119th. 1.7

Ranked 103th. 70% more than Germany

Military > Paramilitary personnel 0.0

Ranked 1st. 28,000

Ranked 1st.

Military > Service age and obligation 18 years of age (conscripts serve a nine-month tour of compulsory military service) 17 years of age for male compulsory military service after January 1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; by 2008, plans call for at least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers



Geography > Location Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Central Europe, east of Germany



Crime > Murders with firearms 269

Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Poland 111

Ranked 18th.

Lifestyle > Quality of life index 187.65

Ranked 3rd. 93% more than Poland 97

Ranked 35th.

Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.08%

Ranked 54th. 5.17%

Ranked 51st. 2% more than Germany



Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% agriculture 16.1%, industry 29%, services 54.9%



Economy > Human Development Index 0.93

Ranked 20th. 8% more than Poland 0.858

Ranked 36th.

Labor > Unemployment rate 7.4%

Ranked 50th. 11.8%

Ranked 21st. 59% more than Germany



People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 10.4

Ranked 41st. 7% more than Poland 9.7

Ranked 51st.



Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air pollution 28.59

Ranked 51st. 49.59

Ranked 36th. 73% more than Germany

Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita 302.1 per 1,000 people

Ranked 79th. 336.62 per 1,000 people

Ranked 76th. 11% more than Germany



Media > Households with television 95%

Ranked 19th. 5% more than Poland 90.73%

Ranked 51st.



Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 8.4 per 1,000 people

Ranked 179th. 9.4 per 1,000 people

Ranked 168th. 12% more than Germany



Culture > Happy Planet Index 47.2

Ranked 46th. 10% more than Poland 42.8

Ranked 77th.



Government > Executive branch > Head of government Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005) Prime Minister Donald TUSK (since 16 November 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Janusz PIECHOCINSKI (since 6 December 2012) and Elzbieta BIENKOWSKA (since 27 November 2013)



Geography > Coastline 2,389 km

Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Poland 440 km

Ranked 115th.



Labor > Labor force 43.35 million

Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Poland 17 million

Ranked 32nd.



Environment > Current issues emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal; government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power over the next 15 years; government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora, Fauna, and Habitat directive situation has improved since 1989 due to decline in heavy industry and increased environmental concern by post-Communist governments; air pollution nonetheless remains serious because of sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem, as is disposal of hazardous wastes; pollution levels should continue to decrease as industrial establishments bring their facilities up to EU code, but at substantial cost to business and the government



Energy > Oil > Consumption 2.44 million bbl/day

Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Poland 545,400 bbl/day

Ranked 27th.



Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.2

Ranked 23th. 3% more than Poland 81.1

Ranked 42nd.



Military > Army > Attack helicopters 80

Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Poland 61

Ranked 6th.



Health > Life expectancy > Men 78 years

Ranked 16th. 8% more than Poland 72 years

Ranked 51st.

Military > Navy > Submarines 4

Ranked 10th. 5

Ranked 6th. 25% more than Germany

Media > Television > List of TV stations <p>ARD - organisation of regional public broadcasters; operates Das Erste, the main national public TV channel</p> </p>ZDF - operates second national public TV channel</p> </p>n-tv - commercial, rolling-news</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17301193">Full Article</a> <p>Telewizja Polska (TVP) - public, operates two national networks, regional services and international satellite channel TV Polonia</p> </p>TVN - commercial, also operates news channel TVN 24</p> </p>Polsat - commercial channel and pay-TV operator</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17753721">Full Article</a>

Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita 1.92 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl

Ranked 4th. 96% more than Poland 0.978 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl

Ranked 80th.



People > Total fertility rate 1.42 children born/woman

Ranked 197th. 8% more than Poland 1.32 children born/woman

Ranked 208th.



Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 78.4

Ranked 21st. 8% more than Poland 72.6

Ranked 68th.



People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 34.22%

Ranked 14th. 13% more than Poland 30.26%

Ranked 56th.



Media > Television receivers > Per capita 566.58 per 1,000 people

Ranked 11th. 68% more than Poland 337.65 per 1,000 people

Ranked 44th.



Government > Executive branch > Chief of state President Joachim GAUCK (since 23 March 2012) President Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (since 6 August 2010)



Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 131.3

Ranked 46th. 132.68

Ranked 43th. 1% more than Germany



Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $3.17 trillion

Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Poland $792.40 billion

Ranked 21st.



Government > Capital city > Name Berlin Warsaw



Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 52 31 N, 13 24 E 52 15 N, 21 00 E



Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1969 (since 1968 in East Germany ) UN decl. sign. Legal Never punished (Legal until 18th century, criminalized in 19th by laws of Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary, legal again since 1932) UN decl. sign.

Environment > Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons 350.51

Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Poland 165.67

Ranked 14th.



Government > International organization participation ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC



Health > Blood types > O negative 6%

Ranked 1st. The same as Poland 6%

Ranked 1st.

Crime > Prisoners 74,904 prisoners

Ranked 16th. 80,467 prisoners

Ranked 14th. 7% more than Germany

Media > Internet > Users per 1000 516.61

Ranked 33th. 23% more than Poland 419.72

Ranked 42nd.



Crime > Assaults 619.9

Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Poland 76.3

Ranked 34th.

Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male 79.2%

Ranked 25th. 20% more than Poland 65.8%

Ranked 76th.

Geography > Area > Water 8,350 sq km

Ranked 54th. 8,430 sq km

Ranked 53th. 1% more than Germany



Military > Military service age and obligation 17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001 18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers



Media > Broadcast media a mixture of publicly-operated and privately-owned TV and radio stations; national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately-owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds of radio stations broadcasting including multiple national radio networks, regional radio networks, and a large number of local radio stations state-run public TV operates 2 national channels supplemented by 16 regional channels and several niche channels; privately owned entities operate several national TV networks and a number of special interest channels; many privately owned channels broadcasting locally; roughly half of all households are linked to either satellite or cable TV systems providing access to foreign television networks; state-run public radio operates 5 national networks and 17 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks, several commercial stations broadcasting to multiple cities, and many privately owned local radio stations



Transport > Airports 539

Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Poland 126

Ranked 47th.



Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Montana slightly smaller than New Mexico

People > Gender > Male population 28.26 million

Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Poland 12.82 million

Ranked 68th.



Energy > Electricity production > KWh 610.95 billion

Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Poland 161.6 billion

Ranked 14th.



People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 22.71 million

Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Poland 9.32 million

Ranked 62nd.



Industry > Gross value added by construction 143.03 billion

Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Poland 33.97 billion

Ranked 20th.



Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year



Background > Overview <p>Germany is Europe's most industrialized and populous country. Famed for its technological achievements, it has also produced some of Europe's most celebrated composers, philosophers and poets.</p> <p>Achieving national unity later than other European nations, Germany quickly caught up economically and militarily, before defeats in World War I and II left the country shattered, facing the difficult legacy of Nazism, and divided between Europe's Cold War blocs.</p> <p>Germany rebounded to become the continent's economic giant, and a prime mover of European cooperation. With the end of the Cold War, the two parts of the country were once again united, although the economy of the former east continues to lag behind that of the former west.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299607">Full Article</a> <p>A nation with a proud cultural heritage, Poland can trace its roots back over 1,000 years. Positioned at the centre of Europe, it has known turbulent and violent times.</p> <p>There have been periods of independence as well as periods of domination by other countries. Several million people, half of them Jews, died in World War II.</p> <p>A new era began when Poland became an EU member in May 2004, five years after joining Nato and 15 years after the end of communist rule.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17753718">Full Article</a>

Crime > Auto theft 51.4

Ranked 35th. 80

Ranked 29th. 56% more than Germany



Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 28.1%

Ranked 92nd. 34.2%

Ranked 54th. 22% more than Germany



Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours

Ranked 6th. 20% more than Poland 40 hours

Ranked 85th.

Crime > Murders > WHO 0.7

Ranked 174th. 1.6

Ranked 136th. 2 times more than Germany

Industry > Patent applications > Residents > Per capita 585.69 per 1 million people

Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Poland 62.36 per 1 million people

Ranked 25th.



Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $25.63 billion

Ranked 19th. 75% more than Poland $14.62 billion

Ranked 28th.



Economy > Inequality > GINI index 28.31

Ranked 37th. 34.92

Ranked 27th. 23% more than Germany



Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 11.88 million

Ranked 24th. 12.5 million

Ranked 23th. 5% more than Germany



Media > Radio > List of radio stations <p>ARD - umbrella organisation of public radio services, including those of individual regions</p> </p>Deutschlandradio - operates national public stations Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur, both offering current affairs and cultural programmes</p> </p>Deutsche Welle - international radio,, services in many languages</p> <p>Polish Radio - public, operates five national networks and many regional stations</p> </p>TheNews.pl - Polish Radio's news site, in English</p> </p>RMF FM - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17753721">Full Article</a>

Culture > Food and drink > Beer consumption 8.79 billion L

Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Poland 3.21 billion L

Ranked 10th.

Economy > Imports per capita $14,922.49

Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Poland $5,129.37

Ranked 58th.



Transport > Waterways 7,467 km

Ranked 7th. 87% more than Poland 3,997 km

Ranked 4th.



Economy > Gross National Income per capita $23,558.01

Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Poland $4,287.80

Ranked 47th.

Military > Armed forces personnel 221,000

Ranked 21st. 2% more than Poland 217,000

Ranked 22nd.

Education > Literacy > Female 99%

Ranked 12th. 99.7%

Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Germany

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry 29.7%

Ranked 7th. 2% more than Poland 29.2%

Ranked 8th.



Labor > Labor force, total 42.52 million

Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Poland 18.53 million

Ranked 34th.



Agriculture > Farm workers 719,000

Ranked 78th. 3.1 million

Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Germany



Crime > Serious assault rate 183.1

Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Poland 38.9

Ranked 27th.

Economy > Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate 45%

Ranked 10th. 41% more than Poland 32%

Ranked 41st.



Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Ranked 202nd. 6.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Ranked 165th. 85% more than Germany



Crime > United States extradition treaties > Entered into force August 29, 1980<br>March 11, 1993 September 17, 1999<br>June 5, 1936

Economy > GDP per capita in 1950 $4,281.00

Ranked 14th. 75% more than Poland $2,447.00

Ranked 21st.

Energy > Electrical outages > Days 0.23 days

Ranked 39th. 0.65 days

Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Germany



Transport > Commute > Distance 5.03 km

Ranked 19th. 32% more than Poland 3.82 km

Ranked 25th.

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Zugspitze 2,963 m Rysy 2,499 m



Economy > Technology index 5.08

Ranked 11th. 21% more than Poland 4.19

Ranked 43th.

Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 95 Int. $

Ranked 121st. 97 Int. $

Ranked 110th. 2% more than Germany



Transport > Road > Expressway length 12,800 km

Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Poland 2,759 km

Ranked 14th.

Health > Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Females 2,212

Ranked 19th. 3,211

Ranked 5th. 45% more than Germany

Military > Military expenditures 1.5% of GDP

Ranked 22nd. 1.9% of GDP

Ranked 16th. 27% more than Germany

Agriculture > Products potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy

Cost of living > Consumer price index > Plus rent 60.34

Ranked 31st. 63% more than Poland 36.94

Ranked 75th.

Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 84

Ranked 21st. 29% more than Poland 65

Ranked 51st.



Environment > Pollution perceptions > Water pollution 24.64

Ranked 54th. 36.76

Ranked 46th. 49% more than Germany

Economy > Development > Human Development Index 0.92

Ranked 5th. 12% more than Poland 0.821

Ranked 39th.



Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 0.134% per 1 million people

Ranked 36th. 0.445% per 1 million people

Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Germany



People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 4.33%

Ranked 190th. 4.74%

Ranked 151st. 10% more than Germany



People > Physicians density 3.69 physicians/1,000 population

Ranked 8th. 78% more than Poland 2.07 physicians/1,000 population

Ranked 20th.



Crime > Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 24.5%

Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Poland 7.7%

Ranked 4th.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000 144.33 hectares

Ranked 41st. 318.11 hectares

Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Germany



Military > Military branches Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftbasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw) Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Aviation Forces, Special Forces

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 19.47 million

Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Poland 7.89 million

Ranked 59th.



Education > College and university > Gender ratio 88.74

Ranked 44th. 139.6

Ranked 32nd. 57% more than Germany



Economy > Exports > Commodities motor vehicles, machinery, chemicals, computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6%

Military > Active military personnel 191,721

Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Poland 96,040

Ranked 7th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita 6,652.78 kWh

Ranked 21st. 96% more than Poland 3,391.87 kWh

Ranked 41st.



Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $1.96

Ranked 23th. 13% more than Poland $1.74

Ranked 47th.



Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index 106.1%

Ranked 92nd. 12% more than Poland 95%

Ranked 155th.



People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 26.57 million

Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Poland 12.91 million

Ranked 70th.



Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing 686.58 billion

Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Poland 74.87 billion

Ranked 21st.



Crime > Prisoners > Per capita 96 per 100,000 people

Ranked 93th. 210 per 100,000 people

Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Germany

Crime > Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence See details Genocide, war crimes, high treason, murder, assassination attempt of Polish president

Geography > Total area > Sq. km 357,120

Ranked 60th. 14% more than Poland 312,680

Ranked 67th.



Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2.4%

Ranked 42nd. 17.4%

Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Germany



Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 36,030

Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Poland 5,691

Ranked 95th.

Energy > Electricity > Production 575.6 billion kWh

Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Poland 153.4 billion kWh

Ranked 20th.



Government > Country name > Conventional long form Federal Republic of Germany Republic of Poland

Crime > Murders 204%

Ranked 13th. 374%

Ranked 7th. 83% more than Germany

Media > Personal computers per 1000 545.35

Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Poland 192.81

Ranked 39th.



Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 2.81 km per 1,000 people

Ranked 67th. 9.48 km per 1,000 people

Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Germany

People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 9.31 million

Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Poland 3.49 million

Ranked 46th.



People > Cities > Urban population 91,665

Ranked 36th. 26% more than Poland 72,510

Ranked 104th.



Geography > Land use > Arable land 33.25%

Ranked 21st. 35.49%

Ranked 18th. 7% more than Germany



Industry > CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction > Million metric tons 114.15

Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Poland 35.66

Ranked 33th.



Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 623.06

Ranked 11th. 38% more than Poland 451.12

Ranked 36th.



Industry > Manufacturing growth -18.06

Ranked 104th. 5.25

Ranked 18th.



Government > Civil law system The B\u00fcrgerliches Gesetzbuch of 1900 ("BGB"). The BGB is influenced both by Roman and German law traditions. The Polish Civil Code in force since 1965

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services 67.8%

Ranked 16th. 27% more than Poland 53.4%

Ranked 32nd.



People > Abortion > Abortion rate 7.8 abortions per 1,000 women

Ranked 21st. 0.0

Ranked 26th.

Culture > World Heritage Sites 35

Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Poland 14

Ranked 13th.

Weather > Precipitation 333 billion cubic metres

Ranked 14th. 58% more than Poland 211.37 billion cubic metres

Ranked 11th.



Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries Austria 784 km, Belgium 167 km, Czech Republic 815 km, Denmark 68 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 577 km, Poland 456 km, Switzerland 334 km Belarus 605 km, Czech Republic 615 km, Germany 456 km, Lithuania 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) 432 km, Slovakia 420 km, Ukraine 428 km



Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 566.07

Ranked 7th. 48% more than Poland 382.7

Ranked 33th.



Economy > Imports $1.22 trillion

Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Poland $197.70 billion

Ranked 25th.



People > Nationality > Adjective German Polish

Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index 102.9%

Ranked 121st. 106.7%

Ranked 85th. 4% more than Germany



Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1

People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.97 male(s)/female

Ranked 140th. 3% more than Poland 0.94 male(s)/female

Ranked 187th.



People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 9.08%

Ranked 185th. 10.01%

Ranked 135th. 10% more than Germany



Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air quality 71.41

Ranked 9th. 42% more than Poland 50.41

Ranked 24th.

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.36 births per woman

Ranked 157th. 10% more than Poland 1.24 births per woman

Ranked 172nd.



Industry > Growth -14.87

Ranked 114th. 0.31

Ranked 50th.



Crime > Suicide rates > Suicide rate (males) 15.6

Ranked 5th. 27.8

Ranked 1st. 78% more than Germany

Sports > Chess > GrandMasters 61

Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Poland 20

Ranked 11th.

Government > Executive branch > Elections president elected for a five-year term (eligible for a second term) by a Federal Convention, including all members of the Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments; election last held on 19 February 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); chancellor elected by an absolute majority of the Federal Parliament for a four-year term; Federal Parliament vote for Chancellor last held after 22 September 2013 (next to be held September 2017) president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 June and 4 July 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm



Crime > Software piracy rate 27%

Ranked 95th. 57%

Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Germany

Health > Infant mortality rate 4.2

Ranked 170th. 8.73

Ranked 129th. 2 times more than Germany

Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 171

Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Poland 14

Ranked 71st.

Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.5%

Ranked 96th. 1.71%

Ranked 86th. 14% more than Germany



Economy > Budget > Expenditures $1.53 trillion

Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Poland $97.65 billion

Ranked 34th.



People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.06 male(s)/female

Ranked 35th. The same as Poland 1.06 male(s)/female

Ranked 34th.



Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $2.38 trillion

Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Poland $325.29 billion

Ranked 10th.



Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.819 per 1,000 people

Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Poland 0.367 per 1,000 people

Ranked 82nd.

Energy > Crude oil > Production 169,500 bbl/day

Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Poland 27,680 bbl/day

Ranked 71st.



Background > National tree Oak Oak

Economy > GINI index 28.31

Ranked 37th. 34.47

Ranked 16th. 22% more than Germany



Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 267.47

Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Poland 113.6

Ranked 32nd.



Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU 1.56 trillion

Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Poland 177.42 billion

Ranked 77th.



Economy > Tourist arrivals 24.88 million

Ranked 10th. 92% more than Poland 12.96 million

Ranked 19th.



Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $17,645.42 per capita

Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Poland $2,389.04 per capita

Ranked 19th.



Transport > Rail > Railway length 41,981 km

Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Poland 19,627 km

Ranked 16th.

Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None



Health > Life expectancy > Years of potential life lost from premature death > Males 4,044

Ranked 19th. 7,962

Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Germany

Environment > Transport CO2 emission index 3,083.19

Ranked 27th. 21% more than Poland 2,540.96

Ranked 29th.

Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$ $821.54 billion

Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Poland $130.75 billion

Ranked 24th.



People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 16.35%

Ranked 15th. 22% more than Poland 13.39%

Ranked 59th.



Health > Heart disease deaths 106.1 per 100,000 people

Ranked 14th. 31% more than Poland 80.9 per 100,000 people

Ranked 17th.

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 3

Ranked 28th. 4

Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Germany



Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $51.23 billion

Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Poland $12.84 billion

Ranked 24th.



Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000 10.15

Ranked 21st. 28% more than Poland 7.95

Ranked 29th.

Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,627.83 per 1,000 people

Ranked 6th. 52% more than Poland 1,073.47 per 1,000 people

Ranked 45th.



Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita 1,719.43 kWh

Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Poland 656.72 kWh

Ranked 67th.



Health > Abortions 97,936

Ranked 7th. 175 times more than Poland 559

Ranked 19th.

Economy > Tax > Tax rates 28.31

Ranked 47th. 31.99

Ranked 38th. 13% more than Germany



Government > National symbol(s) golden eagle white eagle

Geography > Irrigated land 4,850 sq km

Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Poland 1,160 sq km

Ranked 90th.



Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 240.14 billion

Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Poland 42.6 billion

Ranked 21st.



Labor > GNI > Current US$ $3.51 trillion

Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Poland $467.87 billion

Ranked 24th.



Crime > Drug offences 250,969 per 100,000 people

Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Poland 36,178 per 100,000 people

Ranked 9th.

Economy > Population below median income > Per $ GDP 3.18e-05 per $10 million

Ranked 1st. 0.000186 per $10 million

Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Germany

Military > Armed forces personnel > Total 244,000

Ranked 21st. 71% more than Poland 143,000

Ranked 40th.



Cost of living > IPad Index $618.34

Ranked 23th. $704.51

Ranked 6th. 14% more than Germany

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 515.77 per 1,000 people

Ranked 35th. 24% more than Poland 415.39 per 1,000 people

Ranked 46th.



Economy > GDP per person 40,669.67

Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Poland 11,273.33

Ranked 45th.



Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.24 per 1,000 people

Ranked 40th. 14% more than Poland 6.34 per 1,000 people

Ranked 53th.



Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh 136.81 billion

Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Poland 16.79 billion

Ranked 21st.



Education > Duration of compulsory education 13 years

Ranked 1st. 44% more than Poland 9 years

Ranked 65th.

Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim 3.7%

Ranked 95th. 46 times more than Poland 0.08%

Ranked 150th.

People > Marriage rate 6.5

Ranked 14th. 6.7

Ranked 11th. 3% more than Germany

Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 619.12

Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Poland 158.91

Ranked 102nd.



Industry > Car > Production 5.55 million

Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Poland 785,000

Ranked 16th.



Health > Life expectancy > Women 83 years

Ranked 15th. 2% more than Poland 81 years

Ranked 32nd.

Geography > Natural hazards flooding flooding



Economy > Exports > Main exports Motor vehicles, electrical machinery, metals Machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals

Labor > Employment rate > Adults 51.7

Ranked 121st. 7% more than Poland 48.2

Ranked 137th.



Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 414.06 billion constant 2000 US$

Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Poland 37.66 billion constant 2000 US$

Ranked 10th.



Government > Flag description three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; these colors have played an important role in German history and can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor - a black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold field two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; colors derive from the Polish emblem - a white eagle on a red field



Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita $17,070.83

Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Poland $2,389.24

Ranked 49th.



Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile

Ranked 19th. The same as Poland 12 nautical mile

Ranked 18th.



Labor > Expense > Current LCU 770.99 billion

Ranked 34th. 47% more than Poland 523.48 billion

Ranked 41st.



Environment > Pollution perceptions > Clean water 75.36

Ranked 6th. 19% more than Poland 63.24

Ranked 14th.

Economy > Debt > External $5.72 trillion

Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Poland $364.20 billion

Ranked 28th.



Crime > Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 36.25

Ranked 66th. 54% more than Poland 23.59

Ranked 85th.

Economy > Central bank discount rate 1.5%

Ranked 38th. 4.25%

Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Germany



Media > Televisions 51.4 million

Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Poland 13.05 million

Ranked 19th.

Education > Secondary education, pupils 7.53 million

Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Poland 2.73 million

Ranked 28th.



Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 11.44 per 1,000 people

Ranked 27th. 35.9 per 1,000 people

Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Germany



Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 595.34 per 1,000 people

Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Poland 268.34 per 1,000 people

Ranked 46th.



Health > Blood types > AB negative 1%

Ranked 1st. The same as Poland 1%

Ranked 1st.

Crime > Suicide rates > Suicide rate (females 4.7

Ranked 4th. 24% more than Poland 3.8

Ranked 6th.

Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1

Ranked 20th. 1% more than Poland 0.99

Ranked 45th.



Education > School life expectancy > Total 15.3 years

Ranked 12th. 6% more than Poland 14.4 years

Ranked 23th.

Language > Linguistic diversity index 0.189

Ranked 137th. 3 times more than Poland 0.06

Ranked 169th.

Economy > Debt > External > Per capita $54,477.50 per capita

Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Poland $4,408.30 per capita

Ranked 42nd.



Crime > Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 23.53

Ranked 88th. 48.86

Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Germany

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 71.1%

Ranked 37th. 14% more than Poland 62.3%

Ranked 73th.



Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 75.48

Ranked 12th. 54% more than Poland 48.99

Ranked 44th.



Industry > Motor vehicle > Production 5.47 million

Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Poland 309,733

Ranked 16th.

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 7,217.15 kWh per capita

Ranked 28th. 86% more than Poland 3,876.09 kWh per capita

Ranked 57th.



Transport > Road > Motorway density 35.98 m of motorway per square km

Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Poland 7.46 m of motorway per square km

Ranked 19th.

Geography > Area > Land per 1000 4.25 sq km

Ranked 157th. 7.99 sq km

Ranked 129th. 88% more than Germany

