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Australian Capital Territory vs Germany Geography
Land area
- Australian Capital Territory has a land area of 910 square miles (2,358 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²).
- Germany's land area is 147.9 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Total area
- Australian Capital Territory: 910 square miles (2,358 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Germany's total area is 151.7 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Length
- Australian Capital Territory is 54 miles (87 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km).
- Germany's north-south length is 9.8 times (883%) longer than Australian Capital Territory's.
Width
- Australian Capital Territory spans 38 miles (61 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km).
- Germany's east-west width is 10.4 times wider than Australian Capital Territory's.
Highest point
- Australian Capital Territory's highest point is Bimberi Peak at 6,273 feet (1,912 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m).
- Zugspitze is 3,445 feet higher than Bimberi Peak.
Lowest point
- Australian Capital Territory's lowest point is Molonglo River at 1,407 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet.
- Germany's lowest point is 1,420 feet lower.
Australian Capital Territory vs Germany Population and History
Population
- Australian Capital Territory has a population of 486,231 (2025), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025).
- Germany's population is 171.7 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Population density
- Australian Capital Territory: 534.3 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0.
- Germany's population density is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Australian Capital Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Australian Capital Territory's largest metropolitan area is Greater Canberra (486,231 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000).
- Berlin metropolitan region's population is 12.8 times larger than Greater Canberra's.
History
- Australian Capital Territory: Established as the Federal Capital Territory on January 1, 1911.
- 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 40 years.
Australian Capital Territory vs Germany Economy
GDP
- Australian Capital Territory's GDP is $38.0 billion (2025) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 132.9 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Australian Capital Territory: $78,152 per person vs Germany: $60,496.
- Australian Capital Territory's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
Australian Capital Territory official website · Germany official website
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