Deutsches Reich[1]
German Empire
| | Ilẹ̀ Ọbalúayé
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| Motto
Gott mit uns
(German: "God with us")
| Anthem
None
Emperor's anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz
|  Location of GermanyTerritory of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I
| | Capital
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Berlin
| | 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).
| | Religion
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Lutherans~60%
Roman Catholics~40%
| | Government
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Constitutional monarchy and Limited Parilamentary Government
| | Emperor
| | - 1871–1888
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Wilhelm I
| | - 1888
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Frederick III
| | - 1888–1918
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Wilhelm II
| | Chancellor
| | - 1871–1890
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Otto von Bismarck (first)
| | - 8–9 Nov 1918
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Friedrich Ebert (last)
| | Historical era
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New Imperialism/WWI
| | - Unification
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18 January, 1871
| | - Republic declared
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9 November, 1918
| | - Formal abdication
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28 November 1918
| | Area
| | - 1910
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540,857.54 km2 (208,826 sq mi)
| | Population
| | - 1871 est.
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41,058,792
| | - 1890 est.
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49,428,470
| | - 1910 est.
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64,925,993
| | Density
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120 /km2 (310.9 /sq mi)
| | 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
| Area and population not including colonial possessions
Area source:[2] Population source:[3]
| | Warning: Value specified for "continent" does not comply
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