The UK is actually very similar to Germany in terms of population density - 244 people per km2 in the UK vs. 233 per km2 in Germany. Yes, it's bigger on the whole, but the two major LH hubs of FRA and MUC are not that far apart - 190 miles roughly, which is about the same distance as Manchester to London.
In terms of geographical area size, France is actually considerably larger than both Britain AND Germany, being the largest country in Western Europe. I don't know why you would compare Germany to the USA, since Germany is slightly smaller than the US state of Montana! The point being is that it's all about population density when it comes to geography.
I think the main argument here is that Germany has two main world hubs and yes Munich is a hub. With services to places like Jakarta, Mexico City and Busan, it is definitely not an O&D focus city for LH.
However, on the other side, it obviously can sustain hubs like that for various economic and geographical reasons, so it's not something that can be replicated by BA in the UK!
Last edited by EuroWings; 19th Jun 2012 at 11:32.