Germany Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Germany, civil time is represented by Europe/Berlin, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +49, and the country-code domain is .de.
Germany time right now
Civil time reference
Germany uses multiple IANA zones on this page: Europe/Berlin, Europe/Busingen.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Germany.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type C
2 round pins
Type F
2 round pins with side grounding contacts
How Germany is identified internationally
For Germany, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Germany practical data table
| Field | Germany | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Europe/Berlin | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +49 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .de | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | DE | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | DEU | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 276 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Germany's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +49, ccTLD .de, time-zone reference Europe/Berlin, and identify the authority used for each claim.