09 Nov 2024        11:18:26 am

International Relations

Germany

Tags : Germany

Topic: Europe

Why in the news?

• Germany has introduced temporary land border controls along all nine of its neighboring countries. 
• Germany already had temporary border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland. However, now the border controls extended to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Denmark. 

Source: The Hindu 

About Germany:

• It is a country in Central Europe. 
• It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. 
• Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 82 million in an area of 357,569 sq. km., making it the most populous member state of the European Union. 
• It borders:
  • Denmark to the north
  • Poland and Czechia to the east
  • Austria and Switzerland to the south
  • France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. 
• Its capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial center is Frankfurt. The largest urban area is the Ruhr.
• It is the seventh-largest country in Europe.
• The forested uplands of central Germany and the lowlands of northern Germany are traversed by the Rhine, Danube and Elbe rivers. 
• Significant natural resources found here include iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, and nickel.

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