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A small country in north-central [[Europe]]. |
A small country in north-central [[Europe]] that caused two world wars (in more recent times). |
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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 00:18, 7 August 2003
A small country in north-central Europe that caused two world wars (in more recent times).
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.
