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