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Germany vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Germany's.
Total area
- Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Germany's.
Length
- Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.1 times (106%) longer than Germany's.
Width
- Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point
- Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Zugspitze is 4,695 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Germany vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Germany's population is 314.4 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Germany's population density is 1,240.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Berlin metropolitan region's population is 38.9 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 40 years.
Germany vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Germany's economic output is 225.5 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Germany: $60,496 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
Germany official website · Northern Territory official website
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