Population (total): 81,471,834 Capital: Berlin Population: 3,438,000 Currency: Euro (EUR) The German Annual Median Income after taxes is 21,000 USD or 15,519 EUR. Annual Median Income Cint uses the median household income to provide a point of comparison between income-earners in each country. Where the mean income average is the sum of all parts (or aggregate income) divided by the number of items (or income earners), the median average is the point that divides the population into two groups; half of the population makes an income below the median income amount, and half makes more than that amount. The median income is seen as a better indicator as it avoids the effect of dramatically high or low values.
46%owns their own home	28%owns a smartphone
79.1%has access to internet	22%is on Facebook
	55.4%owns some type of vehicle

Main Regions of Germany

Population and Age Distribution

National Holidays in Germany 2012

Most Germans take their holiday in July and August. For this reason, the response rate during these months is much lower than during the rest of the year. Also expect lower response rates over long holiday weekends, Easter and Christmas.
You may want to keep these dates in mind as they might affect the response rate and your success in launching an online research study in Germany.

Fun Facts

Germany is famous for its autobahns and car manufacturers. Did you know there are 554 cars per 1000 people in Germany? Find out what 80,000 car owners in Germany think about your brand!

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Nice to Know about Germany

Of the European Union, Germany is the largest nation of peoples and economy. The biggest city and capital is Berlin (3,471,756) with Hamburg being the next most inhabited city with 1,786,448 people.

As a member of DAC Network on Gender Equality (an international forum where experts have the opportunity to define approaches in support of gender equality), Germany has been one of the most active in establishing gender equality and financially supporting the empowerment of women. The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, is the longest-serving leader of a G8 country, the first female chancellor of Germany and the second women to chair the G8. In 2011, Merkel topped Forbes’ list of the most powerful women and came in fourth in the ranking of the world’s most powerful people overall.

Germans also value the rights of the disabled at the same level as basic human rights and offer a friendly legal and social climate to those of the LGBT community. A poll released by the BBC in 2011 indicated that the public voted Germany as having the most positive influence on the world.

Germany offers exceptional education for students from kindergarten to secondary school. Most German universities are public as well, students are required to write an entrance exam in addition to submitting their records from their time in secondary school and pay nominal fees per semester ranging from €50,00 – €500,00. Universities in Germany are world renowned according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU); in 2008 six German institutions made the top 100 and 18 make the top 200 list.