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Berlin | |
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     From top, left to right: Berlin center, Reichstag; Brandenburg Gate; Potsdamer Platz; Gendarmenmarkt | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′12″N 13°24′18″E / 52.52000°N 13.40500°E | |
| Country |  Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| Government | |
| • Body | Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin |
| • Governing Mayor | Franziska Giffey (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • City/State | 891.7 km2 (344.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • City/State | 3,769,495 |
| • Urban | 4,473,101 |
| • Metro | 6,144,600 |
| Demonyms | Berliner(s) (English) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Area codes | 030 |
| Geocode | NUTS Region: DE3 |
| GDP (nominal) | €155 billion (2020)[5] |
| GDP per capita | €41,000 (2020) |
| GeoTLD | .berlin |
| HDI (2018) | 0.950[6] very high |
| Website | www |
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Berlin (/bɜːrˈlɪn/; German: [bɛʁˈliːn] (
listen)[7]) is the capital city of Germany. It is the largest city in the European Union by population, with around 3.9 million people in 2024.[8] Berlin residents come from about 190 different countries.
The city is in the eastern part of Germany in Central Europe and is surrounded by many forests and lakes. Berlin has an area of 891 km2 (344.02 sq mi). The rivers Havel, Dahme and Spree run through Berlin. It has a temperate climate.
Berlin is home to many famous buildings and monuments, like the Siegessäule, the Brandenburger Tor, the Reichstag and the boulevard Unter den Linden. On the boulevard is the Humboldt University. The city has many nightlife options.
Berlin is an important city for the history of Germany. The King of Prussia and the Emperor of Germany lived in Berlin. The government of Germany was in Berlin for many years. Bombs destroyed many buildings in the city in World War Two. The city was split into West Berlin and East Berlin after World War Two. After the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 very few people were allowed to cross from East Berlin into West Berlin. The wall divided the city until 1989 when the East German government decided to allow anyone to cross, and people decided to tear down the wall.
Berlin is a world city of culture, start ups, politics, media and science.[9] There are a lot of technology companies in the city. They are important for the city's economy. Many planes and trains travel to and from Berlin because the city is an important place for tourism and business.[10]
- ↑ "Amt für Statistik Berlin Brandenburg – Statistiken". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ "Statistischer Bericht: Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2019" [Statistical Report: Residents in the state of Berlin on 31 December 2019] (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). pp. 4, 10, 13, 18–22. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ citypopulation.de quoting Federal Statistics Office. "Germany: Urban Areas". Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsanstieg in Berlin und Brandenburg mit nachlassender Dynamik" (PDF). statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de. Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Bruttoinlandsprodukt – in jeweiligen Preisen – 1991 bis 2020". www.statistikportal.de.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf; Mangold, Max (2015). Das Aussprachewörterbuch (7th ed.). Berlin: Duden. p. 229. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ↑ "Amt für Statistik Berlin Brandenburg - Statistiken". www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Berlin Beats Rome as Tourist Attraction as Hordes Descend". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.