German Empire Deutsches Kaiserreich | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Gott mit uns ("God with us") Matthew 1:23 | |
| Anthem: Die Wacht am Rhein ("The Watch on the Rhine") | |
| Capital and | Berlin 52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E |
| Official languages | German |
| Recognized languages | Danish, Dutch, Frisian, Kashubian, Lithuanian, Masurian, Polish, Sorbian, Walloon, Yiddish |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| Demonym(s) | German |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Emperor | Friedrich IV |
| Wulf Rosenberger | |
| Legislature | |
| Reichstag | |
| Bundesrat | |
| Establishment | |
| 18 January 1871 | |
| 23 December 1922 | |
| 7 June 1948 | |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 119,320,000 |
| Currency | German mark, European mark (DE-MK, EU-MK) |
| Drives on | right |
| ISO 3166 code | DE |
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- ^ Fischer & Senkel 2010, p. 90.