Germany Travel Advisory

Local Situation: 3.6 / 5

Please reconsider your need to travel to Germany. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.8 / 5

Germany shares a land border with 9 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Germany), the Advisory Index is 3.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Netherlands (4.1), Switzerland (4), Czech Republic (4), Belgium (3.9), Austria (3.8), Denmark (3.8), France (3.7), Poland with 3.7 and Luxembourg with 3.5 (of 5).

Germany with its capital Berlin is a country in Europe (Western Europe), slightly smaller than Montana (357,021 km²). The country is located Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The climate can be described as temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind. The landscape is lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south. With a population of about 82.37 million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Germany is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

• acid rain
• and Habitat directive
• emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries contribute to air pollution
• Fauna
• government established a mechanism for ending the use of nuclear power by 2022
• government working to meet EU commitment to identify nature preservation areas in line with the EU's Flora
• hazardous waste disposal
• is damaging forests
• pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany
• resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions

Natural hazzards

• flooding

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Germany. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

1. automobiles
2. beverages
3. cement
4. chemicals
5. coal
6. electronics
7. food
8. machine tools
9. machinery
10. most technologically advanced producers of iron

Agriculture products

1. barley
2. cabbages
3. cattle
4. fruit
5. milk products
6. pigs
7. potatoes
8. poultry
9. sugar beets
10. wheat

German Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Germany.

Export products

1. chemicals
2. computer
3. electrical equipment
4. electronic products
5. foodstuffs
6. machinery
7. metals
8. motor vehicles
9. pharmaceuticals
10. plastic products

Import products

1. agricultural products
2. chemicals
3. data processing equipment
4. electric equipment
5. foodstuffs
6. gas
7. machinery
8. metals
9. oil
10. pharmaceuticals

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Germany?

Germany is currently rated at 3,6 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Germany.

Is it safe to travel Germany in 2021?

The score is rather high (3,6) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Germany. Maybe pick another location.

How many travel advisories do you know for Germany?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for Germany.

What is the current Corona virus situation in Germany?

There are currently 3,701,484 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Germany. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 89,244 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Germany.

What is the size of Germany?

Germany has a size of 357,021 km² or 137,847 mi² which is slightly smaller than Montana.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.