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[[Image:Location of Germany.png|200px|thumb|The location of Germany in the EU(Dark Green)]] | [[Image:Location of Germany.png|200px|thumb|The location of Germany in the EU(Dark Green)]] | ||
Germany is a parliamentary federal republic of sixteen states (Bundesländer). The capital city and seat of government is Berlin. As a nation-state, the country was unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 by Otto von Bismark. After its defeat in World War II Germany was divided into two sections, East Germany and West Germany. East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union, and called the ''Deutsche Demokratische Republik'', or the DDR. West was controlled by the allies of [[World War II]], and called ''Westdeutschland''. The two sides became reunified in 1990. | Germany is a parliamentary federal republic of sixteen states (Bundesländer). The capital city and seat of government is Berlin. As a nation-state, the country was unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 by Otto von Bismark. After its defeat in [[World War II]] Germany was divided into two sections, East Germany and West Germany. East Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union, and called the ''Deutsche Demokratische Republik'', or the DDR. West was controlled by the allies of [[World War II]], and called ''Westdeutschland''. The two sides became reunified in 1990. | ||
==Administrative Divisions== | ==Administrative Divisions== | ||