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GermanyEssay Preview: GermanyReport this essayGermany, Federal Republic ofINTRODUCTIONGermany, Federal Republic of (German Bundesrepublik Deutschland), major industrialized nation in central Europe, a federal union of 16 states (LĤnder). Germany has a long, complex history and rich culture, but it did not become a unified nation until 1871. Before that time, Germany had been a confederacy (1815-1867).