Flag Description Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold.Currency The Euro. () This image represents a 5 euro banknote. Euro coins have one common side and one national side. They can be used anywhere within the euro area, regardless of the country of issue. There are coins in denominations of 2, 1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. The value of one U.S. dollar is equivalent to 0.67 euros. Astronomy Today's date is November 21, 2009. There is currently a New Moon. Location Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. Climate Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm foehn wind. Terrain Lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south. Elevation Extremes Lowest point: Freepsum Lake -2 m ... Highest point: Zugspitze 2,963 m |