Capital: Berlin
Area: 357,027 sq km
Population: 82.5 million
Population growth rate: 0%
Median age: 42 years (total), 40 years (men), 43 years (women)
Life expectancy: 78 (total), 75 years (men), 81 years (women)
GDP – purchasing power parity: US$2.362 trillion
GDP – per capita: US$28,700
Industries: among the world’s largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles
01 December 2011
The Cites Programme website is undergoing a change of look and content and functionality. We are very excited. The new website is complete but we are currently in the process of changing domain hosting. The temporary address for the new website is www.citiesprogramme.com 
08 June 2011
After four years of dedicated work, the community from the Chocolatao slum in Porto Alegre have new homes and for many its brought new livelihoods and opportunities. May 13 marked the inauguration of the new Chocolatao, home to around 200 families or 600 people.
15 March 2011
IBM has announced that Milwaukee is among 24 cities worldwide to receive a Smarter Cities Challenge grant, which will give the city access to top IBM experts and technology to potentially expand local, cutting-edge urban agriculture efforts around the globe.
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