transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjər-mə-nē ]
geographical name
or German Deutsch·land ˈdȯich-ˌlänt
country central Europe bordering on North & Baltic seas, divided 1949-90 into two republics: Federal Republic of Germany or Bun·des·re·pu·blik Deutschland ˌbu̇n-dəs-ˌrā-pü-ˈblēk to the W (capital Bonn, area about 96,000 square miles or 249,600 square kilometers ) & German Democratic Republic or Deutsche De·mo·krat·ische Re·pu·blik ˈdȯi-chə-ˌdā-mō-ˈkrä-ti-shə-ˌrā-pü-ˈblēk to the E (capital East Berlin area about 42,000 square miles or 108,780 square kilometers ); capital Berlin area 137,735 square miles (356,734 square kilometers ), population 80,974,900