Munich (German: München) is the third biggest city of Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg), and the capital of Bavaria. It has a population of 1,407,000. The metropolitan area of Munich includes the city itself, and all the suburbs around it, and has about 2.6 million people in it. It is one of the most important centres of the economy in Germany. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

The official population of Munich city proper at 310.43 km2 is 1,368,840 inhabitants only with principal residence as of 31st January 2009. Around 176,000 inhabitants with secondary residence also live in administrative city limits but they are not calculated in this official census. According to some estimates that population counts around 200,000 people. The fast growing Munich urban area has 2,667,000 inhabitants (2008 estimate). Munich city with all suburbs at 12,000 km2 has 4,700,000 inhabitants and Munich metropolitan region that covers 27,700 km2 and includes Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Landshut, Rosenheim and Landsberg has around 6,000,000 inhabitants. Munich is the 12th largest city in EU by population within city limits and the 14th largest urban area in Europe. Its metropolitan area ranks among largest metro areas in Europe. As of December 2008, 47.3% of Munich's residents belong to no religious group, 38.3% are Roman Catholic, 14.0% are Lutheran Protestants and 0.3% are Jewish.[4] There is also a small Old Catholic parish and an Episcopal Church.

Munich has the strongest economy of any German city.[5] They have the lowest unemployment rate (5.6%) of any German city with more than a million people.[6][7]

Munich is the largest publishing city in Europe.[8] It is home to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany's largest daily newspapers. Munich is also home to Germany's largest public broadcasting network, ARD, and its largest commercial network, Pro7-Sat1 Media AG. The headquarters of the German branch of Random House, the world's largest publishing house, is in Munich.

The Bavaria Film Studios are in the suburb of Grünwald. They are one of Europe's biggest and most famous movie production studios.[9]

Lufthansa has opened a second hub at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss International Airport.  It is the second-largest airport in Germany, after Frankfurt International Airport.

Frauenkirche and Town Hall

Hofgarten

Monopteros

Glyptothek

Munich Airport - Franz Joseph Strauss (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM)

Munich has one of the most comprehensive systems in the world. There are subways, suburban trains, trams and buses.

Munich is the most successful city in Bundesliga history.   FC Bayern Munich have won 20 national championship along with 13 DFB Cups, 5 UEFA Champions League/European Championship, 1 UEFA Cup and 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup for 39 trophies.

Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics.  They were one of the host cities for the 2006 Football World Cup.  Munich bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games but lost to Pyeongchang.[10] In September 2011 the DOSB President Thomas Bach said that Munich would bid again for the Winter Olympics in the future.[11]

Munich has 25 boroughs (Bezirke in German, also sometimes called districts in English).

Munich's universities are known for their high ranking in Germany.