Berlin, Germany Click Image to Enlarge  (JPG) (717,797 bytes) ( 1,506 x 1,347 )

Berlin is the capital and the biggest city of Germany. It has a population of about 3.5 million and extends over 889 square kilometers. It is located in central Europe, at the rivers Spree and Havel. Berlin was the capital of Prussia until 1945 and the capital of Germany between 1871 and 1945 and again since the reunification of Germany on October 3, 1990. Between 1949 and 1990, it was divided into East Berlin, the capital of the German Democratic Republic, and West Berlin. It was divided by the Berlin Wall (yellow line on image) between August 13, 1961, and November 9, 1989. This simulated natural color ASTER image covers an area of 22.5 x 20.2 km, and was acquired August 22, 2002. The image is centered at 52.5 degrees north latitude, 13.3 degrees east longitude.