<P> Germany is in Western and Central Europe , with Denmark bordering to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria to the southeast , Switzerland to the south - southwest , France , Luxembourg and Belgium lie to the west , and the Netherlands to the northwest . It lies mostly between latitudes 47 ° and 55 ° N and longitudes 5 ° and 16 ° E. Germany is also bordered by the North Sea and , at the north - northeast , by the Baltic Sea . With Switzerland and Austria , Germany also shares a border on the fresh - water Lake Constance , the third largest lake in Central Europe . German territory covers 357,021 km ( 137,847 sq mi ) , consisting of 349,223 km ( 134,836 sq mi ) of land and 7,798 km ( 3,011 sq mi ) of water . It is the seventh largest country by area in Europe and the 62nd largest in the world . </P>
<P> Germany is in Western and Central Europe , with Denmark bordering to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria to the southeast , Switzerland to the south - southwest , France , Luxembourg and Belgium lie to the west , and the Netherlands to the northwest . It lies mostly between latitudes 47 ° and 55 ° N and longitudes 5 ° and 16 ° E. Germany is also bordered by the North Sea and , at the north - northeast , by the Baltic Sea . With Switzerland and Austria , Germany also shares a border on the fresh - water Lake Constance , the third largest lake in Central Europe . German territory covers 357,021 km ( 137,847 sq mi ) , consisting of 349,223 km ( 134,836 sq mi ) of land and 7,798 km ( 3,011 sq mi ) of water . It is the seventh largest country by area in Europe and the 62nd largest in the world . </P>
where is germany located on the world map
where is germany located on the world map
in Western and Central Europe , with Denmark bordering to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria to the southeast , Switzerland to the south - southwest , France , Luxembourg and Belgium lie to the west , and the Netherlands to the northwest
in Western and Central Europe , with Denmark bordering to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria to the southeast , Switzerland to the south - southwest , France , Luxembourg and Belgium lie to the west , and the Netherlands to the northwest