Official name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland (short: BRD) or Federal Republic Germany
Area: 356,970 square km. (8.7 x the Netherlands)
Number of inhabitants: 82.4 million (July 2004), of which more than 7 million foreigners
Population density: 231 people per square kilometer
Capital: Berlin
Road network: The road network is 321,000 km long, of which 11,309 km Autobahn (highways) and is in very good shape. The roads in former East Germany are also quite good.
Economy: Prices in general The prices of food and most non-food are in former East Germany still lower than in the west but most prices are the same as in Holland.