| Land Use |
Total Area: 356,970 sq.km
Agricultural Land: 195,433 sq.km
Forests: 104,326 sq.km
Built-up land adjacent non-built-up land: 20,657 sq.km
Water: 7,798 sq.km
Non built-up land used for industrial supply or disposal
purposes: 2,428 sq.km
Recreational Land: 2,307 sq.km
Land of other use: 7,694 sq.km |
| Population |
(1996): 83,356,115
Density: 229 sq.m
Life Expectancy: Males - 73 years, Females - 80 years |
| Capital |
Berlin |
| Largest Cities |
Berlin
|
3,472,000 |
| Essen |
617,000 |
Hamburg
|
1,706,000 |
| Dortmund |
601,000 |
| Munich |
1,250,000 |
| Stuttgart |
589,000 |
| Cologne |
964,000 |
| Dusseldorf |
273,000 |
| Frankfurt |
652,000 |
| Bremen |
549,000 |
|
| Education |
Education is provided free of charge in
all public schools and school attendance is compulsory
from the ages 6
to 18 ( i.e., for 12 years). |
| Population (‘000)
|
|
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
| Inhabitants on 31st December |
80,974.6 |
81,338.1 |
81,538.6 |
Male
|
39,300.1 |
39,518.5 |
39,654.0 |
| Female |
41,674.6 |
41,819.6 |
41,893.6 |
| By age group |
|
|
|
| Under 6 years |
7,883.8 |
5,277.3 |
5,199.4 |
| 6-15 years |
7,883.8 |
8,030.4 |
8,174.9 |
| 15-25 years |
9,970.0 |
9,617.1 |
9,298.1 |
| 25-45 years |
25,333.8 |
25,756.9 |
26,999.1 |
| 45-65 years |
20,252.8 |
20,287.1 |
20,404.2 |
| 65 and over |
12,176.2 |
12,360.3 |
12,541.8 |
|
| Language |
German (Official) but English is used by
some commercially |
| Religion |
Protestant, Catholic, Jewish |
| Government |
Tropical |
| Main Seasons |
Winter (November – February)
Summer (March – June)
Monsoon (July – October) |
| Temperature |
Maximum - 34C
Minimum - 8C |
| National Days |
| National Mourning Day |
February 21 |
| Independence Day |
March 26 |
National Solidarity
Day
|
November 7 |
| Victory Day |
December 16 |
| Time |
GMT +6 hours |
| Working Hours |
Business - 9.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m.
Banking - 9.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m.
Government Offices - 7.30 a.m to 2.00 p.m.
(Saturday to Thursday) |
| Visa Requirements |
Valid passports are required. Visas can
be obtained from the Bangladesh High Commission |
| Currency and Exchange
Rate: Bangladesh Taka (TK) |
| 1 Taka |
100 Poisha |
| 1 US$ |
Tk. 43.45 (1997) |
| 1 L |
Tk. 71.34 (1997) |
| 1 SDR |
Tk. 59.20 |
|
| Weights and Measures |
The metric system is utilized. |
| Government |
Democratic and social constitutional state
on a Parliamentary |
| Holidays |
New Year’s Day - January 01
Ephyphany - January 06
Good Friday - March 28
Easter Monday - March 31
Labour Day - May 01
Ascention Day - May 08
Whit Monday - May 19
Corpus Christy - May 29
Assumption - August 15
Day of Unity - October 03
All Saint's Day - November 01
Christmas - Dec 25-26 |
| Working Hours |
Offices are generally open from Monday
to Friday, 8.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m. |
| Time |
Local time is half an hour ahead of Greenwich
Mean Time. |
| Climate |
Temperate oceanic/ continental climate
zone with frequent weather changes and prevailing westerly
winds. Sharp changes in temperature are rare. There is
precipitation all year round. In the Winter the average
temperature is between 1.5C in the low land areas and
–6C in the mountains. In July, which is the warmest
month of the year, temperatures are between 18C in the
low-lying regions and 20C in the sheltered valleys of
the south. |
| Visa Arrangements |
All travellers other than from EU countries
must posses a valid passport. Application for Visas should
be made to the German Embassy or the Consular Office in
the applicant's own country. Germany has no vaccination
requirements. Anyone considering a trip to Germany should
however obtain the latest information on vaccinations. |
| Weight and Measures |
The metric system of weights and measures
in use. |
| Currency |
The unit of currency is the Deutsche Mark
(DM) divided into 100 Pfennig.
Exchange Rate
| US$ 1 |
1.8 DM |
| DM 1 |
Rs 35.03 |
|
