Germany; Federal Republic of Germany, West Germany (German: Deutschland; Bundesrepublik Deutschland, BRD, [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏt͡ʃlant], pronunciation i) - federal state located in western and central Europe. It consists of 16 federal states (Länder), and its capital and largest city is Berlin. The country has an area of 357,578 km² and a temperate climate. With approximately 83 million inhabitants, it is the most populous country in the European Union. It is an economically and politically leading country in Europe. It is part of the Schengen area and the euro area, a member of the United Nations, OECD, G7, G20. After the United States, Germany is the second destination country for migration in the world [8].
