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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
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OFFICIAL NAME:Federal Republic of Germany. (West Germany).
LOCATION:Central Europe.
LAT/LONG:51N/9E
CONTINENT:Europe.
ZONES-ITU:28 CQ:14
TIME:+1 Hr. (+2 Hrs.during summer).
AREA:95,977 Sq.M. 248,580 Sq.Km.
POPULATION (including West Berlin): 60,989,419 DENSITY:635/Sq.M.
(245/Sq.Km.) AAGR:-0.03%
LIFE EXPECTANCY:Men 67.2 Women 73.4
LITERACY RATE:99%
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:federal republic.
CAPITAL:Bonn.
LANGUAGE:German
RELIGIONS:45% Roman Catholic, 44% Protestant, 11% other.
CURRENCY:West German mark.
GNP:$628.2 billion ($10,300 per capita) REAL GROWTH RATE:2.5% (1985).
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:among world's largest producers of iron, steel, coal,
cement, chemicals, machinery, ships, vehicles, machine tools.
AGRICULTURE:grains, potatoes, sugar beets; 75% self sufficient.
EXPORTS:machines, machine tools, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron,
steel, agricultural products, fuels. ($174 billion).
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:37.9 million telephones; 80 AM, 472 FM, 6,200 TV
stations (including repeaters); 3 satellite stations.
COMMERCIAL POWER:220/380V, 50Hz.
MISC:(West and East Germany are in the process of becoming a single
country.) West Germany (FRG) is the world's largest consumer (per
capita) of beer. West Berlin is an enclave within East Germany (GDR).
The FRG has separated from GDR by a highly secured strip that extends
the entire length of their border, but the wall is coming down. 30% of
the land is arable. In 1986 West Germany spent nearly 23% of its
central government budget on its military. The FRG became independent
on 2 July, 1951. Member of UN since 1973. Member of European Common
Market. Member of NATO. Uses metric system.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:no ROA:yes)