Germany: Energy Resources

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Country Profile
Name	Germany
Population	80,219,695
GDP	$3,305,000,000,000
Energy Consumption	14.36 Quadrillion Btu
2-letter ISO code	DE
3-letter ISO code	DEU
Numeric ISO code	276
UN Region^[1]	Western Europe
OpenEI Resources
Energy Maps	5 view
Tools	12 view
Programs	3 view
Energy Organizations	245 view
Research Institutions	3 view
References
CIA World Factbook, Appendix D^[2]

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a federal parliamentary republic in western-central Europe. The country consists of 16 states, and its capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 80.3 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state in the European Union.

Energy Resources

Resource	Value	Units	Rank	Period	Source
Wind Potential	15,376	Area(km²) Class 3-7 Wind at 50m	27	1990	NREL
Solar Potential	618,698,987	MWh/year	77	2008	NREL
Coal Reserves	44,862.97	Million Short Tons	6	2008	EIA
Natural Gas Reserves	175,600,000,000	Cubic Meters (cu m)	47	2010	CIA World Factbook
Oil Reserves	276,000,000	Barrels (bbl)	54	2010	CIA World Factbook