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North Carolina vs Germany Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 2.8 times (177%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 2.6 times (157%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 2.1 times (106%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). North Carolina's east-west width is 1.2 times (23%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 3,044 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Germany Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 7.6 times (656%) larger than North Carolina's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 2.7 times (173%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 82 years.
North Carolina vs Germany Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 6.0 times (498%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Germany: $60,496. North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: North Carolina: $65,634 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). North Carolina's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Germany's.
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