GERMERING, GERMANY - MAY 09:  The balconies of an appartment building are pictured on May 9, 2011 in Germering near Munich, Germany. Germany has launched its 2011 census nationwide with over 6,000 volunteer interviewers armed with census forms and interview addresses conducting personal interviews, while other inhabitants in Germany will fill out forms they received in the post or downloaded online. The Census will be conducted until July 31 and comes as a requirement from the European Union.  (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images)