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German Empire Deutsches Reich (German) | |
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Motto: Gott mit uns (German)[1] "God with us" | |
Anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz[2] "Hail to Thee in the Victor's Crown" | |
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Capital and largest city | Berlin 52°31′7″N 13°22′34″E / 52.51861°N 13.37611°E |
Official languages | German |
Common languages | Low German, Polish |
Religion (1880) | Majority: 62.63% Protestant Minorities: 35.89% Roman Catholic 0.07% other |
Demonym(s) | German |
Government | Federal parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
Emperor | |
• 1871–1888 | Wilhelm I |
• 1888 | Friedrich III |
• 1888–present (current) | Wilhelm II |
Chancellor | |
• 1871–1890 | Otto von Bismarck |
• 1890–1894 | Leo von Caprivi |
• 1894–Present (current) | C. zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
Legislature | Bicameral |
• Upper house | Bundesrat |
• Lower house | Reichstag |
History | |
18 January 1871 | |
16 April 1871 | |
15 November 1884 | |
11 August 1919 | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,750,000 km2 (680,000 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1871 | 41,058,792 |
• 1900 | 56,367,178 |
Currency | German gold mark (1873–1914) German Papiermark (1914–1918) |
- ^ Preble (1894), p. 102.
- ^ Fischer, Senkel & Tanner (2010).