Germany

Summary

Germany is a sovereign state^[1]. Germany ranks in the top 5% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,882 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Germany is identified as part of the Germans ethnic group^[3].
• Germany is identified as part of the Turks ethnic group^[4].
• Germany is identified as part of the Poles ethnic group^[5].
• Germany is identified as part of the Syrians ethnic group^[6].
• Germany is identified as part of the Romanians ethnic group^[7].
• Germany is in the country of Germany^[8].
• Germany is on the body of water Baltic Sea^[9].
• Germany is on the body of water North Sea^[10].
• Germany's head of government is recorded as Friedrich Merz^[11].
• Germany is on the continent of Europe^[12].
• Germany's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[13].
• Germany's instance of is recorded as social state^[14].
• Germany's instance of is recorded as Rechtsstaat^[15].
• Germany's instance of is recorded as country bordering the Baltic Sea^[16].
• Germany's instance of is recorded as country^[17].
• Germany's head of state is recorded as Frank-Walter Steinmeier^[18].
• Germany's capital is recorded as Berlin^[19].
• Germany's capital is recorded as Berlin^[20].
• Germany's official language is recorded as German^[21].
• Germany's currency is recorded as euro^[22].
• Germany's shares border with is recorded as Denmark^[23].
• Germany's shares border with is recorded as Poland^[24].
• Germany's shares border with is recorded as Switzerland^[25].
• Germany's shares border with is recorded as France^[26].
• Germany's shares border with is recorded as Luxembourg^[27].

Body

Geography

Germany is in the country of Germany^[8]. Adjacent water bodies include Baltic Sea^[9], a marginal sea^[28], in Sweden^[29] and North Sea^[10], a sea^[30], in Norway^[31]. Germany is on the continent of Europe^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[13], social state^[14], Rechtsstaat^[15], country bordering the Baltic Sea^[16], and country^[17].

History and Context

Things named after include Germania^[32], a historical region^[33]; Alamanni^[34], a historical ethnic group^[35]; Saxons^[36], a historical ethnic group^[37]; Prussia^[38], a historical country^[39], in Prussia^[40], founded in 1525^[41]; theodisk^[42], a root^[43]; and foreigner^[44], a demographic category^[45].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Germany include Germans^[46], a nation^[47]; Blattella germanica^[48]; germanium^[49]; Deutschland^[50]; Deutsches Museum^[51]; Allemande sauce^[52]; Three Countries Bridge^[53]; and Dehomag^[54].

Why It Matters

Germany ranks in the top 5% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,882 views/month).^[2] Germany has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Germany is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Germany has been cited as an influence by George Frideric Handel^[57], a composer^[58], 1685–1759^[59], of Brandenburg-Prussia^[60].

Entities named for Germany include Germans^[46], a nation^[47]; Blattella germanica^[48]; germanium^[49]; Deutschland^[50]; Deutsches Museum^[51]; and Allemande sauce^[52].

FAQs

Who did Germany influence?

Germany has been cited as an influence by George Frideric Handel^[57].