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___MASK90___ , officially the Federal ___MASK71___ ___MASK15___ ___MASK90___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area ___MASK15___ , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK90___ is the most populous member state ___MASK15___ the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK90___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , ___MASK59___ , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and ___MASK9___ . The Isar is a river in ___MASK74___ , ___MASK49___ and ___MASK47___ , Germany . Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in ___MASK74___ ; it enters Germany near Mittenwald , and flows through Bad Tölz , Munich , and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf . At in length , it is the fourth largest river in ___MASK47___ , after the Danube , Inn , and Main . It is Germany ' s second most important tributary of the Danube after the Inn . ___MASK34___ ( local pronunciation ; Low German / Low ___MASK100___ : " Hamborg " ), officially " Freie und Hansestadt ___MASK34___ " ( Free and Hanseatic City ___MASK15___ ___MASK34___ ), is the second largest city in Germany and the eighth largest city in the European Union . It is the second smallest German state by area . Its population is over 1 . 7 million people , and the wider ___MASK34___ Metropolitan Region covers more than 5 . 1 million inhabitants . The city is situated on the river Elbe . ___MASK47___ is a federal state of Germany . Located in the German southeast with an area of 70 , 548 square kilometres ( 27 , 200 sq mi ), ___MASK47___ is the largest German state . Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany , and , with 12 . 9 million inhabitants , it is Germany ' s second most populous state . Munich , ___MASK47___ ' s capital and largest city , is the third largest city in Germany . Auto racing ( also known as car racing , motor racing or automobile racing ) is a sport involving the racing ___MASK15___ automobiles for competition . The European ___MASK16___ ( EU ) is a political and economic ___MASK16___ ___MASK15___ member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area ___MASK15___ , and an estimated population ___MASK15___ over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system ___MASK15___ laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement ___MASK15___ people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary ___MASK16___ was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed ___MASK15___ 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . ___MASK77___ ( also in British English ) is the capital and largest city ___MASK15___ the German state ___MASK15___ ___MASK47___ , on the banks ___MASK15___ River Isar north ___MASK15___ the Bavarian Alps . ___MASK77___ is the third largest city in Germany , after Berlin and Hamburg , and the 12th biggest city ___MASK15___ the European Union , with a population ___MASK15___ above 1 . 5 million . The ___MASK77___ Metropolitan Region is home to 5 . 8 million people . The ___MASK29___ ___MASK15___ ___MASK10___ is a landlocked federal state ___MASK15___ Germany , bordering the federal states ___MASK15___ Brandenburg , ___MASK10___ Anhalt , Thuringia , and ___MASK47___ , as well as the countries ___MASK15___ Poland ( Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships ) and the Czech Republic ( Karlovy Vary , Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Regions ). Its capital is Dresden , and its largest city is Leipzig . ___MASK60___ is the largest city in the federal state ___MASK15___ ___MASK10___ , Germany . With a population ___MASK15___ 570 , 087 inhabitants ( 1 , 001 , 220 residents in the larger urban zone ) it is Germany ' s tenth most populous city . ___MASK60___ is located about southwest ___MASK15___ Berlin at the confluence ___MASK15___ the White Elster , Pleisse and Parthe rivers at the southern end ___MASK15___ the North German Plain . ___MASK20___ is the capital and the largest city ___MASK15___ Germany as well as one ___MASK15___ its constituent 16 states . With a population ___MASK15___ approximately 3 . 5 million people , ___MASK20___ is the second ___MASK28___ populous city proper and the seventh ___MASK28___ populous urban area in the European Union . Located in northeastern Germany on the banks ___MASK15___ rivers Spree and Havel , it is the centre ___MASK15___ the ___MASK20___ - Brandenburg Metropolitan Region , which has about 6 million residents from more than 180 nations . Due to its location in the European Plain , ___MASK20___ is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate . Around one - third ___MASK15___ the city ' s area is composed ___MASK15___ forests , parks , gardens , rivers and lakes . Formula One ( also Formula 1 or F1 and officially the FIA Formula One World Championship ) is the highest class ___MASK15___ single - seat auto racing that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l ' Automobile ( FIA ). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been the premier form ___MASK15___ racing since the inaugural season in 1950 , although other Formula One races were regularly held until 1983 . The " formula ", designated in the name , refers to a set ___MASK15___ rules , to which all participants ' cars must conform . The F1 season consists ___MASK15___ a series ___MASK15___ races , known as " Grands Prix " ( from French , meaning grand prizes ), held worldwide on purpose - built F1 circuits and public roads . The Alps are the highest and ___MASK28___ extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately across eight ___MASK31___ countries : ___MASK49___ , France , Germany , Italy , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Slovenia , and Switzerland . The mountains were formed over tens ___MASK15___ millions ___MASK15___ years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided . Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the French  Italian border , and at is the highest mountain in the Alps . The ___MASK31___ region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres ( just over 13 , 000 feet ). The Elbe (; Low ___MASK33___ : " Elv ") is one ___MASK15___ the major rivers ___MASK15___ Central Europe . It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains ___MASK15___ the northern Czech Republic before traversing much ___MASK15___ Bohemia ( Czech Republic ), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven , northwest ___MASK15___ Hamburg . Its total length is . ___MASK44___ is the ___MASK76___ and after ___MASK60___ the second - largest city ___MASK15___ the Free State ___MASK15___ ___MASK10___ in Germany . It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe , near the border with the Czech Republic . Wolfgang Seidel ( 4 July 1926 in ___MASK44___ -- 1 March 1987 in Munich ) was a racing driver from Germany . He participated in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix , debuting on 2 August 1953 . He scored no championship points . Seidel often entered cars under his own name , or under the Scuderia Colonia banner . He died in 1987 ___MASK15___ a heart attack . The Fédération Internationale de l ' Automobile ( FIA , English : International Automobile Federation ) is an association established as the " Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus " ( AIACR , English : ' International Association ___MASK15___ Recognized Automobile Clubs ') on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests ___MASK15___ motoring organisations and motor car users . To the general public , the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for many auto racing events . The FIA also promotes road safety around the world . The Czech ___MASK71___ , also known by the short name Czechia , is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west , ___MASK49___ to the south , ___MASK48___ to the east and Poland to the northeast . The Czech ___MASK71___ covers an area of with mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , has 10 . 5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague , with over 1 . 2 million residents . The Czech ___MASK71___ includes the historical territories of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia .