GERMANY
Conventional long form: Federal Republic of Germany
Conventional short form: Germany
Local long form: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Local short form: Deutschland
Population: 81,471,834 (2011 estimate)
Median age: 44.9 years
Age structure: (2011 estimates)0–14 years: 13.3%15–64 years: 66.1%65 years and over: 20.6%
GDP per capita (PPP): $35,900 (2010 estimated in US dollars)
Suffrage: 18 years old
Legal drinking age: 16 years old to purchase beer or wine; 18 years old to purchase spirits. Laws are primarily directed toward sellers, rather than the minors.
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