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Alberta vs Germany Geography
Land area: Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Alberta's land area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Germany's.
Total area: Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Germany's.
Length: Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Alberta's north-south length is 1.5 times (53%) longer than Germany's.
Width: Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Alberta's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Mount Columbia is 2,575 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 512 feet lower.
Alberta vs Germany Population and History
Population: Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 16.5 times larger than Alberta's.
Population density: Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 30.4 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area: Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 4.2 times (318%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 34 years.
Alberta vs Germany Economy
GDP: Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 14.6 times larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.