| Federal republic in
Western Europe. One of the OECD countries. Member of the European Union (EU), and the
European Economic Area (EEA). Dependent/Associated
Territories: Jungholz and Mittleberg are within the EU Customs area, but outside the EU |
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| CAPITAL | Berlin. |
| PRINCIPAL PORT(S) | Bremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Enden, Hamburg, Kiel, Mannheim, Rostock, Warnemünde, Wilhelmshaven. |
| LANGUAGE | German. |
| POPULATION | 83,029,536 (July 2001 estimate). |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v. AC (domestic); 380v. AC (industrial). |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | The euro. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 1.59 euro = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| DIALLING CODE | 00 497. |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT (1 hour ahead of BST). |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1, 6 Jan; 1 May; 15 Aug; 3, 31 Oct; 1 Nov; 24, 25, 26, 31 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Carnival, Good Friday; Easter Monday; Ascension Day; Pentecost; Corpus Christi. |
| EMBASSIES | 23
Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PZ. Tel: 020 7824 1300, fax: 020 7824 1435, e-mail: mail@german-embassy.org.uk - website: www.german.embassy.org.uk - Office hours:
Mon-Thur 0830-1500, Fri 0830-1530. Passport/Visa section: Mon-Fri 0900-1200. Consulate General: Edinburgh, tel: 0131 337 2323. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Unter den Linden 32-34, 10117 Berlin. Tel: 00 49 30 20 4570, fax: 00 49 30 20 457577, website: www.britischebotschaft.de |
| CHAMBER(S) OF COMMERCE | The Secretariat, British Chamber
of Commerce in Germany, Severinstasse 60, D50678 Koln. Tel: 00 49 221 314458, fax: 00 49
221 315335. German-British Chamber of Commerce in the UK, 16 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6LB. Tel: 020 7976 4100, fax: 020 7976 4101. |