Germany is a democratic parliamentary federal republic, made up of 16 states (Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently of the federation. Historically consisting of several sovereign nations with their own history, language(distinct dialects), culture and religion, Germany was unified as a nation state during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870/1871.
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