🏰 Europe
Flag of Germany
🎨 What the flag means
Germany's flag has three horizontal stripes of black, red and gold. The colours have no official meaning. In the 1800s they became a symbol of people's wish for a united Germany. One story links them to uniforms that were black with red trim and gold buttons.
📊 Quick facts
- 👥 Population
- 83.5 million (2025)
- 🏙️ Capital
- Berlin3.7 million people (2025)
- 🗣️ Main language
- German
✨ 3 fun facts
- German bakeries make about 600 main types of bread and around 1,200 kinds of pastries and rolls.
- The Brothers Grimm collected German folk tales and made them famous around the world.
- Germany is well known for Christmas traditions such as Advent wreaths, Christmas trees and Stollen cake.