Administrative divisions
16 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Baden-WürttembergBayernBerlinBrandenburgBremenHamburgHessenMecklenburg-VorpommernNiedersachsenNordrhein-WestfalenRheinland-PfalzSaarlandSachsenSachsen-AnhaltSchleswig-HolsteinThüringen
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 357,700 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 56,830 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 16 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of DenmarkCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 2,389 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 3,694 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Austria 801 km; Belgium 133 km; Czechia 704 km; Denmark 140 km; France 418 km; Luxembourg 128 km; Netherlands 575 km; Poland 447 km; Switzerland 348 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in southCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) windCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable landCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Zugspitze 2,963 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.5 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 263 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | three times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than MontanaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | floodingCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
