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The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt.
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The first non-modern human fossil (the Neanderthal) was discovered in the Neander Valley.
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Charlemagne founded the Carolingian Empire in 800; it was divided in 843.
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Johannes Gutenberg introduced moveable-type printing to Europe.
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The Congress of Vienna founded the German Confederation, a loose league of 39 sovereign states.
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Germany's new leadership signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, accepting defeat by the Allies.
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The Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler became the largest party in the Reichstag after a special election in 1932.
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By 1942, Germany and its allies controlled most of continental Europe and North Africa.
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East Germany selected East Berlin as its capital, while West Germany chose Bonn as a provisional capital.
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The fall of the Wall in 1989 became a symbol of the Fall of Communism.
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In the 2005 elections, Angela Merkel became the first female chancellor.
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The members of the Bundesrat represent and are appointed by the governments of the sixteen federated states.
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In state of defence, the Chancellor would become commander-in-chief of the Bundeswehr.
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Germany is the largest contributor to the European Space Agency.
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All nuclear power plants were phased out in 2023.
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The country's largest city is Berlin, while its largest urban area is the Ruhr.
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Irreligion in Germany is strongest in the former East Germany, which used to be predominantly Protestant.
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Germany has the world's oldest universal health care system, dating from Bismarck's social legislation.
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Ludwig van Beethoven was a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras.
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The collections of folk tales published by the Brothers Grimm popularised German folklore.
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