Deutsches Reich[1] German Empire
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Ilẹ̀ Ọbalúayé
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Motto Gott mit uns (German: "God with us")
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Anthem None Emperor's anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz
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Territory of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I
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Capital
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Berlin
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Language(s)
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Official: German Unofficial minority languages: Danish, French, Polish, Frisian, Old Prussian, Silesian, Lithuanian, and other; Colonial languages: Bantu, Oshiwambo Afrikaans, and Swahili (African colonies), Chinese (Tsingtao and Jiaozhou bay), Papuan languages (German New Guinea) and Samoan (German Samoa).
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Religion
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Lutherans~60% Roman Catholics~40%
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Government
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Constitutional monarchy and Limited Parilamentary Government
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Emperor
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- 1871–1888
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Wilhelm I
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- 1888
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Frederick III
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- 1888–1918
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Wilhelm II
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Chancellor
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- 1871–1890
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Otto von Bismarck (first)
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- 8–9 Nov 1918
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Friedrich Ebert (last)
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Historical era
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New Imperialism/WWI
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- Unification
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18 January, 1871
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- Republic declared
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9 November, 1918
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- Formal abdication
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28 November 1918
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Area
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- 1910
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540,857.54 km2 (208,826 sq mi)
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Population
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- 1871 est.
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41,058,792
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- 1890 est.
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49,428,470
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- 1910 est.
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64,925,993
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Density
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120 /km2 (310.9 /sq mi)
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Currency
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Vereinsthaler, South German gulden, Bremen thaler, Hamburg mark, French franc (until 1873, together) Goldmark (1873–1914) Papiermark (after 1914)
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Ní òní ó jẹ́ apá
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Burundi Cameroon China Denmark France Germany Ghana Kenya Lithuania Marshall Islands Micronesia Mozambique Namibia New Zealand Nigeria Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Poland Rwanda
Russia Samoa Togo Tanzania
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Area and population not including colonial possessions Area source:[2] Population source:[3]
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Warning: Value specified for "continent" does not comply
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