Facts

• Population 3.39 million.
• Area 889 sq. km.
• A city state surrounded by the State of Brandenburg.

Famous Facts

• Germany’s capital since Unification in 1990.
• The city was divided in half following its partitioning amongst the victors of World War II and for 40 years developed as two entirely separate cities.
• The Berlin Wall was built to enforce the division of the city between 1961 and 1989. 191 people died trying to cross it.
• Once divided, the reunited city now boasts a double dose of culture – two National Galleries, two Egyptian Museums, two city centres....
• A third of the city-state comprises parks, forests, lakes and rivers.
• Controversial playwright Bertolt Brecht founded the Berliner Ensemble here in 1949.
• Before the Nazis came to power in 1933 there were 160,000 Jewish people living in Berlin. Now there are 10,000.
• Following World War I and before the rise of Hitler, Berlin was a den of decadence, as well as a centre for artistic creativity. Christopher Isherwood’s novel Goodbye to Berlin, later to become the film Cabaret, evokes this era.
• The city is home to over 50 museums.

Where about

Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, in the north-east of Germany.

How to get there 

• Berlin-Tegel Airport.
• Berlin-Schönefeld Airport.
• Berlin-Tempelhof Airport.