i live in the uk and am after a brand new n9. i can get one for a good price from germany when i visit there next week. my questions and sorry if these are silly questions but

1 - are the specs the same for the n9 whichever country it is bought in?
2 - is it just a case of selecting 'english' as the language at start up so i have an english phone or will i need to download additional s/ware?