Germany

Germany

Germany ranks 4th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United States, United Kingdom, and France. Memorable people born in present day Germany include Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Memorable people who died in Germany include Adolf Hitler, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Martin Luther. Germany has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Germany, constitutionally the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe. Covering an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), it lies between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. Read more on Wikipedia