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As of June 2006, Berlin has 3,399,511 registered inhabitants in an area of 891.82 square kilometers (344.31/ square miles). Thus, the population density of the region amounts to 3,812 inhabitants per square kilometer (9,857/square mile). Berlin residents' average age is 41.9 years (as of 2004) compared to Germany's 42.1 years (as of 2005).

Berlin is also a very ethically diverse city. As of June 2006, 463,723 (13.9%) residents are of foreign nationality, coming from 183 different countries. The largest groups by nationality are citizens from Turkey (116,665), Poland (42,889), Serbia & Montenegro (24,337), Russia (14,065), Italy (14,026), United States (12,735), France (11,776), Croatia (11,378), Vietnam (11,513), Boznia and Herzigovina (10,463), Greece (10,102), UK (9,396).


Mayor Klaus Wowereit at the 2001 Christopher Street Day

As of 2005, the largest religious groupings are No Religion 60%, Evangelical 23% (757,000), Roman Catholic 9% (312,000), Muslim 6% (213,000), Jewish 0.4% (12,000).

The New Synagogue