Germany is a country in central Europe with a population of around 80 million people across 16 federal states. Berlin is the capital city. While German is the most commonly spoken language, there are large immigrant populations from Turkey, Italy, Poland, Greece and elsewhere. Germany has coastlines along the North Sea and Baltic Sea and is home to the famous Alps mountains in the south. Soccer is the most popular sport, followed by handball, tennis, cycling and basketball. The document provides details about a boy named Moritz who lives in the small town of Wetter (an der Ruhr) located between the larger cities of Dortmund and Hagen.