Germany (in German: Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (in German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronunciation (? · I), / bʊndəsrepubliːk dɔʏʧlant /), is a Central European sovereign country and member of the European Union; it is organized as a federal parliamentary republic and its capital is Berlin. Its territory, formed by sixteen Bundesländer, limits the north with the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea; to the east with Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south with Austria and Switzerland, and to the west with France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The city of Büsingen, located in Switzerland, is also part of Germany. The territory of Germany covers 357,168 km² and has a temperate climate. With more than 81 million inhabitants, it represents the largest population among the member states of the European Union and is home to the third largest group of international emigrants. After the United States, Germany is the second most popular migration destination in the world.