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A small country in north-central [[Europe]] |
A small country in north-central [[Europe]]. |
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Occupied since c. 500 B.C. by Germanic tribes, the region became part of the [[Frankish empire]] by the sixth century A.D. Later it became a loose federation of [[principalities]] and the [[nucleus]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] until the imperial state was broken up by [[Napoleon]] in [[1806]]. Germany became a [[confederation]] after [[1815]] and then an empire centered around [[Prussia]] (1871-1918). |
Occupied since c. 500 B.C. by Germanic tribes, the region became part of the [[Frankish empire]] by the sixth century A.D. Later it became a loose federation of [[principalities]] and the [[nucleus]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] until the imperial state was broken up by [[Napoleon]] in [[1806]]. Germany became a [[confederation]] after [[1815]] and then an empire centered around [[Prussia]] (1871-1918). |
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Revision as of 01:16, 7 August 2003
A small country in north-central Europe.
Occupied since c. 500 B.C. by Germanic tribes, the region became part of the Frankish empire by the sixth century A.D. Later it became a loose federation of principalities and the nucleus of the Holy Roman Empire until the imperial state was broken up by Napoleon in 1806. Germany became a confederation after 1815 and then an empire centered around Prussia (1871-1918).
Currently Berlin is the capital and largest city. Population roughly: 81,410,001.
