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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The territory of Germany covers 357,021�square kilometers (137,847�sq�mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants in January 2010,it is the most populated country located entirely in Europe, and it is also home to the third-largest number of international migrants worldwide.

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West Germany was a founding member of the European Community in 1957, which became the European Union in 1993. The capital is Berlin and other important cities are�Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart.

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In 1949, after World War II, Germany was divided into two separate states—East Germany(GDR) and West Germany(GFR). Germany was reunified in 1990.

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It is part of the Schengen zone and adopted the European currency, the euro, in 1999.

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A N�met Sz�vets�gi K�zt�rsas�g, hivatalos nev�n a N�metorsz�gi Sz�vets�gi K�zt�rsas�g, K�z�p-Eur�p�ban fekszik. �szakon az �szaki-tenger, D�nia �s a Balti-tenger, keleten Lengyelorsz�g �s Csehorsz�g, d�len Ausztria �s Sv�jc, nyugaton pedig Franciaorsz�g, Luxemburg, Belgium �s Hollandia hat�rolja. N�metorsz�g ter�lete 357 021�km^, id�j�r�s m�rs�kelt �g�v befoly�solja. 2010 janu�rj�ban sz�ml�lt 81.8 milli� lakos�val Eur�pa legn�pesebb orsz�ga, a vil�g harmadik legnagyobb bev�ndorl� kol�ni�j�nak otthona.

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Nyugat-N�metorsz�g az Eur�pai K�z�ss�g egyik alap�t� tagja volt 1957-ben, melyb�l 1993-ban megalakult az Eur�pai Uni�. F�v�rosa Berlin, jelent�s nagyv�rosok m�g M�nchen, K�ln, Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main �s Stuttgart.

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1949-ben, a II. Vil�gh�bor� ut�n az orsz�got k�t r�szre osztott�k, a N�met Sz�vets�gi K�zt�rsas�gra (NSZK) �s a N�met Demokratikus K�zt�rsas�gra (NDK). Az egykori NDK ter�let�n �jraalak�tott tartom�nyok 1990. okt�ber 3-�n csatlakoztak a N�metorsz�gi Sz�vets�gi K�zt�rsas�ghoz.

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N�metorsz�g tagja a Schengeni tag�llamoknak �s 1999-ben bevezett�k az eur�pai valut�t, az Eur�t.