The Federal Republic of GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany is a country in central Eur... More is a country in central Europe. It is the largest member state of both the and the .
Its economy is the largest in Europe and, measured in
, the 4th largest worldwide. Germany is the second-largest in the world behind .The German economy is closely connected to its European neighbours, especially with ChinaThe People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国 in si... More.
, the Netherlands, and Austria. Other large trading partners include the andThe most relevant
is the Deutscher Aktien-Index (DAX), listing such as Volkswagen, Siemens, Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Bayer.