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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 Location of GermanyTerritory 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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