Germany is located in Western and Central Europe. It is the seventh largest country by area in Europe and the 62^nd largest in the world as well most populous country of the European Union (357,000 km² – 82 million inhabitants). Germany is bordering Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Austria and Switzerland in the south, France and Luxembourg in the south-west, Belgium and the Netherlands in the north-west. The Capital City of Germany is Berlin.