what currency is used in germany 2012?
Euro
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 Germany is part of the European single market which represents more than 508 million consumers . Several domestic commercial policies are determined by agreements among European Union ( EU ) members and by EU legislation . Germany introduced the common European currency , the Euro in 2002 . It is a member of the Eurozone which represents around 338 million citizens . Its monetary policy is set by the European Central Bank , which is headquartered in Frankfurt , the financial centre of continental Europe . 

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 Germany – 1974 , 1990 , 2014 

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 In 2014 , about seven million of Germany 's 81 million residents did not have German citizenship . Ninety @-@ six percent of these people lived in western Germany and mostly in urban areas . 

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 Germany was a founding member of the European Union in 1993 . It is part of the Schengen Area , and became a co @-@ founder of the Eurozone in 1999 . Germany is a member of the United Nations , NATO , the G8 , the G20 , and the OECD . The national military expenditure is the 9th highest in the world . Known for its rich cultural history , Germany has been continuously the home of influential artists , philosophers , musicians , sportspeople , entrepreneurs , scientists and inventors . 

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 Germany was affected by the European migrant crisis in 2015 as it became the final destination of choice for most migrants entering the EU . The country took in over a million refugees and developed a quota system which redistributed migrants around its federal states based on their tax income and existing population density . 
