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District of Columbia vs Germany Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 2,206.8 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 2,020.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 40.8 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Germany's east-west width is 33.1 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 9,289 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
District of Columbia vs Germany Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 118.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. District of Columbia's population density is 18.5 times higher than Germany's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 5.5 times (452%) larger than Washington's.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area and Berlin metropolitan region have about the same population.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 81 years.
District of Columbia vs Germany Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 27.4 times larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Germany: $60,496. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 4.3 times (334%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.8 times (85%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
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