Preußen Prussia
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| Flag (1892–1918)
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Coat of arms (1701–1918)
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| Motto Suum cuique (Latin) "To each his own"
| Prussia (blue), at its peak, the leading state of the German Empire
| Capital
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Königsberg, later Berlin
| Language(s)
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German (official)
| Religion
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Protestantism, Roman Catholicism
| Government
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Monarchy, democracy
| Duke1
| - 1525–1568
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Albert I (first)
| - 1688–1701
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Frederick III (last)
| King1
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| - 1701–1713
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Frederick I (first)
| - 1888–1918
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Wilhelm II (last)
| Prime Minister1, 2
| - 1918–1920
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Paul Hirsch (first)
| - 1933–1945
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Hermann Göring (last)
| Historical era
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Early modern Europe to Contemporary
| - Duchy of Prussia
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10 April, 1525
| - Union with Brandenburg
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27 August 1618
| - Kingdom of Prussia
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18 January 1701
| - Free State of Prussia
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9 November 1918
| - Abolition (de facto)
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30 January 1934
| - Abolition (de jure)
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25 February, 1947
| Area
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297,007 km2 (114,675 sq mi)
| Population
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41,915,040
| Density
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141.1 /km2 (365.5 /sq mi)
| Ní òní ó jẹ́ apá
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Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Switzerland
| 1 The heads of state listed here are the first and last to hold each title over time. For more information, see individual Prussian state articles (links in above History section). 2 The position of Ministerpräsident was introduced in 1792 when Prussia was a Kingdom; the prime ministers shown here are the heads of the Prussian republic.
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