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[[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|Germany]] (German: ''Deutschland''), officially the [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|German Confederation]] (German: ''Deutscher Bund''), is a | [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|Germany]] (German: ''Deutschland''), officially the [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|German Confederation]] (German: ''Deutscher Bund''), is a | ||
Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invaded the Holy Roman Empire and established the Confederation of the Rhine and several other puppet states, although they would initially collapse after Napoleon's loss. However, the idea of German unity arose, and after | Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invaded the Holy Roman Empire and established the Confederation of the Rhine and several other puppet states, although they would initially collapse after Napoleon's loss. However, the idea of German unity arose, and after after the 1848 revolutions the German Confederation was borned. | ||
After colonial expansions in the late 19th century, it was thrown against the Allied powers in the Great War, and ultimately lost, resulting in the foundation of a constitutional monarchy. In the 1920s, a financial crisis struck the country, and only worsened with the Great Depression in the early 1930s. Ultimately, the dissatisfaction with the government led to the election of Joseph Goebbels in 1937, leading to the outbreak of World War 2 in 1940. Following its loss in the conflict, Germany was slipted into West Germany (Frankfurt), East Germany (Berlin), and South Germany (Vienna) | |||
Germany has been described as a great power with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe, the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the sixth-largest by PPP. As a global power in industrial, scientific and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer. As a developed country it offers social security, a universal health care system and a tuition-free university education. Germany is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, NATO. It has the third-greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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German Confederation Deutscher Bund (German) | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: "Novus ordo seclorum" (Turkish) "New order of the ages" | |
| Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner" | |
| Capital | Frankfurt |
| Largest city | Berlin |
| Official languages | German |
| Recognised regional languages | Polish, Czech, Slovene, Sorbian |
| Ethnic groups (2020) |
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| Demonym(s) | German |
| Government | Federal semi-presidential constitutional monarchy |
• Kaiser | Elisabeth Charlotte |
• President | Fuat Oktay |
• Channcellor | Ilham Aliyev |
• Assembly Speaker | Mustafa Şentop |
| Legislature | Federal Congress |
| Reichsrat | |
| Reichstag | |
| "Independence [from Great Britain]" | |
| Population | |
• (2022) estimate | 141,986,000 |
• (2022) census | 142,180,115 |
| Calling code | +1 |
| ISO 3166 code | DE |
Germany (German: Deutschland), officially the German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund), is a
Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invaded the Holy Roman Empire and established the Confederation of the Rhine and several other puppet states, although they would initially collapse after Napoleon's loss. However, the idea of German unity arose, and after after the 1848 revolutions the German Confederation was borned.
After colonial expansions in the late 19th century, it was thrown against the Allied powers in the Great War, and ultimately lost, resulting in the foundation of a constitutional monarchy. In the 1920s, a financial crisis struck the country, and only worsened with the Great Depression in the early 1930s. Ultimately, the dissatisfaction with the government led to the election of Joseph Goebbels in 1937, leading to the outbreak of World War 2 in 1940. Following its loss in the conflict, Germany was slipted into West Germany (Frankfurt), East Germany (Berlin), and South Germany (Vienna)
Germany has been described as a great power with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe, the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the sixth-largest by PPP. As a global power in industrial, scientific and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer. As a developed country it offers social security, a universal health care system and a tuition-free university education. Germany is a member of the United Nations, the European Union, NATO. It has the third-greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Etymology
History
Partition
Cold War
Reunification
Powerhouse
Geography
Politics and government
Administrative divisions
- East Prussia (Königsberg)
- West Prussia (Danzig)
- Pomerania (Stettin)
- Mecklenburg (Schwerin)
- Brandenburg (Berlin)
- Altmark (Magdeburg)
- Saxony (Dresden)
- Silesia (Breslau)
- Posen (Posen)
- Bohemia (Prague)
- Moravia (Brünn)
- Austria (Vienna)
- Carniola (Ljubljana)
- Tyrol (Innsbruck)
- Bavaria (Munich)
- Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
- Lorraine (Strassburg)
- Hesse (Wiesbaden)
- Rhineland (Koblenz)
- Westphalia (Münster)
- Thuringia (Erfurt)
- Hanover (Hanover)
- Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel)
- Frankfurt Federal District (Frankfurt)