Germany 🇩🇪
Germany is part of Europe with main city at
Berlin. It's usually 🌤️ 7.86 °C in Germany with a rainfall of 🌧 49.24 mm. Tipping is quite common in Germany and it's good etiquette to leave one. Internet speed in Germany is on average 12.9 Mbps. In Germany you drive on the right side. Its Developed country with a
population of 82M people. The main currency is Euro. The languages
spoken are German. Automatic teller machines (local name: Geldautomat) are very common in Germany. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Developed 🌤️ ~7.86 °C 🌧 ~49.24 mm 👨👩👦👦 82M people
Advice
Weather 🛡️ Travel safety
fiber_manual_record Do not travel
Follow the Australian Embassy in Berlin's social media for updates on flight availability. See 'Local contacts' for links. If you're in Germany and choose to return home, we recommend you do so as soon as possible while commercial options are available. Check your route carefully with your airline or travel agent as a number of key transit hubs, including the UAE, Hong Kong and Singapore are suspending flights, including transits. If you can't or don't want to leave, follow the advice of local authorities and minimise your risk of exposure to COVID-19. Stay in touch with family and friends so they know you're safe and well. If you need urgent consular assistance call +61 2 6261 3305. We now advise you to: Do not travel to Germany.
issued date: March 27, 2020
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General
🔌 Sockets
Germany uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are German
💱 Currencies Used
Germany uses the euro (symbol: €), code EUR.Banknotes come in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 euros. Euro is subdivided into 100 cents. Coins come in denominations of 2 and 1 euros and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents.
💳 Cards
Widely accepted Credit cards are widely accepted within Germany (at hotels, shops, and restaurants, travel agencies, car-rental agencies etc.). Visa, MasterCard and Maestro are the most widely accepted. American Express is less common. Diners Club is pretty rare. Discover, JCB, UnionPay and RuPay are unknown.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines (local name: Geldautomat) are very common in Germany. You can find them in both large & small cities, tourist areas etc.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
💁♂️ Tipping
Expected to tip Tipping is quite common in Germany and it's good etiquette to leave one. How much money you leave depends on the service and how happy you were with it.
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📡 Internet
Internet speed in Germany is on average 12.9 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Germany is very high. Most hotels, hostels, cafes, restaurants and bars have it.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about €16.86, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: Deutsche Telekom, O2 or Vodafone. Germany uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Germany upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Germany, dial +, then 49 (the country code for Germany), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Germany, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 30 .
🛣️ Road rules
In Germany you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100 km/h (62 mph) on undivided highways, 30 km/h (18 mph) in residential areas, 50 km/h (31 mph) in all built-up areas, unlimited on motorways and unlimited on expressways. Right turn on red lights is strictly forbidden unless an additional green semaphore arrow allows it. It is illegal to drive with blood alcohol content higher than 0.05%.
🚦 On the road
Road assistance is available at 22 22 22 (ADAC). For general news on Germany's traffic use ADAC. For news on Germany’s motorways and tolls use Toll Collect. Most popular petrol stations in Germany are Eni, Shell, Agip, Avia, Aral, Total, JET and Esso. Petrol (unleaded) gas options are called Super (95), benziner or Super Plus (98). Petrol costs about €1.31 per liter.Diesel option is called Diesel.
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