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1900-JAN-01


GERMAN Realm [German Colonial Empire]
(Berlin a)

GERMAN Realm
[German Colonial Empire]

Flag or logo since 1900-01-01*
DEUTSCHES Reich (de) PCA Member
Emblem or Symbol*

Emperor William II
(ruler of GERMANY since 1900-01-01)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Berlin a
(Berlin)
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
Official & national languages: German (de) .

Mainland:


GERMANY GERMAN Empire  (Berlin)

25 Federated Divisions:

ANHALT Duchy of ANHALT  (Dessau)Local: Herzogtum ANHALT (de)  (Dessau)
BADEN Grand Duchy of BADEN  (Carlsruhe)Local: Großherzogtum BADEN (de)  (Karlsruhe)
BAVARIA Kingdom of BAVARIA  (Munich)Local: Königreich BAYERN (de)  (München)
BREMEN Free Hanseatic City of BREMEN  (Bremen)Local: Freie Hansestadt BREMEN (de)  (Bremen)
BRUNSWICK Duchy of BRUNSWICK  (Brunswick)Local: Herzogtum BRAUNSCHWEIG (de)  (Braunschweig)
HAMBURG Free and Hanseatic City of HAMBURG  (Hamburg)Local: Freie und Hansestadt HAMBURG (de)  (Hamburg)
HESSE AND BY RHINE Grand Duchy of HESSE AND BY RHINE  (Darmstadt)Local: Großherzogtum HESSEN UND BEI RHEIN (de)  (Darmstadt)
LIPPE Principality of LIPPE  (Detmold)Local: Fürstentum LIPPE (de)  (Detmold)
LUBECK Free and Hanseatic City of LUBECK  (Lubeck)Local: Freie und Hansestadt LÜBECK (de)  (Lübeck)
MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN Grand Duchy of MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN  (Schwerin in Mecklenburg)Local: Großherzogtum von MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN (de)  (Schwerin im Mecklenburg)
MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ Grand Duchy of MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ  (New Strelitz)Local: Großherzogtum von MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ (de)  (Neustrelitz)
OLDENBURG Grand Duchy of OLDENBURG [Grand Duchy of Holstein-Oldenburg]  (Oldenburg)Local: Großherzogtum OLDENBURG (de)  (Oldenburg)
PRUSSIA Kingdom of PRUSSIA  (Berlin)Local: Königreich PREUßEN (de)  (Berlin)
REUSS-GREIZ Principality of REUSS ELDER LINE  (Greiz)Local: Fürstentum REUß ÄLTERE LINIE (de)  (Greiz)
REUSS-SCHLEIZ-GERA Principality of REUSS YOUNGER LINE  (Gera)Local: Fürstentum REUß JÜNGERER LINIE (de)  (Gera)
SAXE-ALTENBURG Duchy of SAXE-ALTENBURG  (Altenburg)Local: Herzogtum SACHSEN-ALTENBURG (de)  (Altenburg)
SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA Union of the Duchy of SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA  (Coburg + Gotha)Local: Herzogtum SACHSEN-COBURG UND GOTHA (de)  (Coburg + Gotha)
SAXE-MEININGEN Duchy of SAXE-MEININGEN [Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and Hildbourghausen]  (Meiningen a + Schloss Altenstein in Bad Liebenstein s + Heldburg r + (Villa Carlotta) r)Local: Herzogtum Sachsen-Meiningen und Hildburghausen : Herzogtum SACHSEN-MEININGEN (de)  (Meiningen + Schloss Altenstein in Bad Liebenstein + Heldburg + (Villa Carlotta))
SAXE-WEIMAR-EISENACH Grand Duchy of SAXE-WEIMAR-EISENACH [Grand Duchy of Saxony]  (Weimar)Local: Großherzogtum SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH (de)  (Weimar)
SAXONY Kingdom of SAXONY  (Dresden)Local: Königreich SACHSEN (de)  (Dresden)
SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE Principality of SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE  (Bueckeburg)Local: Fürstentum SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE (de)  (Bückeburg)
SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT Principality of SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT  (Rudolstadt)Local: Fürstentum SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT (de)  (Rudolstadt)
SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN Principality of SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN  (Sondershausen)Local: Fürstentum SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN (de)  (Sondershausen)
WALDECK AND PYRMONT Principality of WALDECK AND PYRMONT  (Arolsen)Local: Fürstentum WALDECK UND PYRMONT (de)  (Arolsen)
WURTTEMBERG Kingdom of WURTTEMBERG  (Stuttgart)Local: Königreich WÜRTTEMBERG (de)  (Stuttgart)



3 Assisted Entities

BURUNDI Chiefdoms of BURUNDI  ((Usumbura)) Chiefs Macoonco and Cyilima
CRETAN STATE International Council of the CRETAN STATE [Supreme Plenipotentiary Commission of the Powers of the Principality of Crete under Ottoman Suzerainty]  (Chania) King George I
SAMOA Kingdom of SAMOA [Provisional Government of the Tripartite Protectorate]  (Apia) Provisional Government



14 Territories:

ALSATIA-LORRAINE Imperial Territory of ALSATIA-LORRAINE  (Strasbourg)Local: Reichsland ELSAß-LOTHRINGEN (de)  (Straßburg)
GERMAN BAROTZILAND GERMAN BAROTSELAND Territory  (Itenge)Local: DEUTSCH-BAROTSELAND Gebiet (de)  (Iteenge)
GERMAN EAST AFRICA GERMAN EAST AFRICA Colony  (Daressalam)Local: Schutzgebiet DEUTSCH-OSTAFRIKA (de)  (Daressalam)
GERMAN HANKOW German Concession at HANKOW  (Hankow German Concession)Local: Deutsch Konzession in HANKAU (de)  (Hankau)
GERMAN NEW GUINEA Protectorate of GERMAN NEW GUINEA  (Herbertshohe)Local: Schutzgebiet DEUTSCH NEU-GUINEA (de)  (Herbertshöhe)
GERMAN SOLOMON ISLANDS Protectorate of GERMAN SOLOMON ISLANDS  (Sohano)Local: Protektorat DEUTSCHEN SALOMON INSELN (de)  (Sohano)
GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA Crown Colony  (Windhuk)Local: Kronkolonie von DEUTSCH-SÜDWESTAFRIKA (de)  (Windhuk)
GERMAN TIENTSIN TIENTSIN German Concession  (German Tientsin Concession)Local: Deutsch Konzession in TIENTSIN (de)  (Deutsch Tientsin)
JALUIT-MARSHALL ISLANDS JALUIT Company [German Protectorate in the Marshall Islands]  (Jabor)Local: Landeshauptmannschaft JALUIT-Marshall Inseln (de)  (Jabor)
KIAUCHAU Territory of KIAUCHAU [Chinese Lease to Germany]  (Tsingtao)Local: Deutsches Pachtgebiet KIAUTSCHOU (de) + CHIAO-CHOU WAN Chü-Chieh-Ti : 胶州湾租借地 (zh)  (Tsingtau)
MARIANA ISLANDS German District of MARIANA ISLANDS  (Saipan)Local: Bezirk MARIANEN (de)  (Saipan)
NORTH-WEST AFRICA German Crown Land of NORTH-WEST AFRICA [German Protectorate of Northwest Africa]  (Cameroon City)Local: Deutsche Kolonie NORDWESTAFRIKA : Schutzgebiet NordwestAfrika (de)  (Kamerunstadt)
TOGOLAND German Protectorate of TOGOLAND  (Lome)Local: Schutzgebiet TOGOLAND (de)  (Lome)
VILLA CARLOTTA VILLA CARLOTTA Residency of Saxe-Meiningen  (Villa Carlotta)Local: Residenz VILLA CARLOTTA (de)  (Villa Carlotta)

8 Condominiums:

MORESNET Belgo-Prussian Royal Commission of the Neutral Territory of MORESNET  (Kelmis)Local: Territoire de MORESNET NEUTRE (fr) + Neutralen Territorium von NEUTRAL-MORESNET (de) + Terrein NEUTRAAL-MORESNET (nl)  (Kelmis)
O´KEEFE´S ISLAND Kingdom of O´KEEFE´S ISLAND  (Tarang)Local: Kingdom of O´KEEFE´S ISLAND (en) + Terang : TARAANG (yap) + TARANG Insel (de)  (Tarang)
PACKOI Foreign Settlements of PACKOI  (Packhoi)Local: Ausländische Siedlungen von PAKHOI (de) + Foreign Settlements of PACKOI (en) + Établissements étrangers de PACKOI (fr) + Insediamenti Stranieri di PAKHOI (it) Assentamentos Estrangeiros de PAKHOI (pt) + PEI-HAI-te Tìng-Chü Tien : 北海的定居點 (zh)  (Packhoi)
PEKING LEGATIONS PEKING LEGATION Quarter [Boxer Rebellion]  (Peking Legation Quarter)Local: PEKING LEGATION Quarter (en) + Quartier des LÉGATIONS DE PÉKIN (fr) + TUNG CHIAO MIN Hsiang : 東交民巷 (zh)  (Tung Chiao-Min Hsiang)
SALAGA SALAGA Neutral Territory [German-British Neutral Zone of Northern States]  (Salaga)Local: SALAGA Neutrale Zone (de) + SALAGA Neutral Territory (en)  (Salaga)
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT International Concession of Shanghai Municipal Council : SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT  (Shanghai International Settlement)Local: SHANGHAI International Settlement (en) + SHANGHAI International Koncession (da) + SCHANGHAI Internationalen Konzessionen (de) + Concesión Internacional de SHANGHÁI (es) + Concession Internationale de CHANGHAÏ (fr) + Concessione Internazionale di SCIANGAI (it) + SHIYANHAI Kiyoudou Sokai : 上海共同租界 (ja) + Internationale Concessie van SHANGHAI (nl) + SHANGHAI International Settlement (no) + Concessão Internacional de XANGAI (pt) + SHANHAYSKIY Mezhdunarodny Settlment : ШАНХАЙСКИЙ международный сеттльмент (ru) + SHANGHAI International Settlement (sv) + SHANG-HAI Kung-Kung Tsu-Chieh : 上海公共租界 (zh)  (Shanghai International Settlement)
SHANTUNG SHANTUNG Province [German Sphere of Influence]  (Tsinan-Fu)Local: SHAN-TUNG Sheng : 山東省 (zh)  (Chi-Nan-Fu)
WISMAR City of WISMAR [Sweden Lease to Mecklenburg-Schwerin]  (Wismar)Local: Stadt WISMAR (de)  (Wismar)

Dependent Protectorates:

BAMUN BAMUN Kingdom [German Protectorate]  (Bamun)Local: Fon BAMUM (bax) + Protektorat BAMUN (de)  (Bamun)
BERSEBAERS Namaqua Oorlam Captaincy of Goliath Namas : BERSEBA NAMAS [German Protectorate]  (Berseba)Local: Protektorat Kapitänsamt Goliath-Nama : BERSEBA-NAMA (de) + Kapteinskap van BERSEBA-NAMA (af) + BERSEBA Nama Oorlams Kapteinskap (oor) + Kapteinskap ǀHai-|khauan : ‡KHAN-|KHAUAN (naq)  (Berseba)
BETHANIERS Namaqua Oorlam Chiefdom of Aman : BETHANY NAMAS [German Protectorate]  (Bethany)Local: Protektorat BETHANIEN-NAMA (de) + BETHANIER Hoofdom (af) + BETHANIER Nama Oorlams Hoofdom (oor) + !Amain ǀUiǂgandes : Hoofdom !AMAN (naq)  (Bethanien)
BIRKENFELD Principality of BIRKENFELD [in Personal Union with Oldenburg]  (Birkenfeld)Local: Fürstentum BIRKENFELD (de)  (Birkenfeld)
BONDELSWARTS Namaqua Captaincy of Gaminun : BONDELSWART NAMAS [German Protectorate]  (Bondelswart)Local: Protektorat Kapitänsamt BONDELSWART (de) + Protektoraat Kapteinskap BONDELSWARTS (af) + Kapteinskap ǃGAMI-ǂNUN (naq)  (Bondelswart)
BUKOBA USSUWI AND KIVUMBIRO BUKOBA USSUWI AND KIVUMBIRO District [German Residency of Bukoba]  (Bukoba)Local: Bezirksnebenstelle BUKOBA USSUWI UND KIFUMBIRO : Residentur Bukoba (de)  (Bukoba)
DAMARALAND DAMARA Chiefdom [German Protectorate]  (Khorixas)Local: Häuptling BERGDAMA (de) + ǂNūkhoen : Gaob DAMARA (naq)  (Chorichas)
DUALA DUALA Kingdoms [German Protectorate]  (Cameroon City)Local: Protektorat DUALLA (de) + DUALA (dua)  (Kamerunstadt)
GERMAN EAST AFRICA GERMAN EAST AFRICA Colony  (Daressalam)Local: Schutzgebiet DEUTSCH-OSTAFRIKA (de)  (Daressalam)
HEREROLAND HEREROLAND Chiefdom [German Protectorate]  (Okahandja)Local: Ehirova-HERERO (hz) + Häuptling HEREROLAND (de)  (Okahandya)
KHAUAS Namaqua Oorlam Chiefdom of Lamberts Nama : KHAUAS NAMAS [German Protectorate]  (Gobabis)Local: Protektorat Lambert-Nama : KHAUAS-NAMA (de) + Opperhoof van KHAUAS-NAMA (af) + KHAUAS Nama Oorlams Opperhoof : Kaiǀkhauan (oor) + Opperhoof Gai–ǀkhauan : GEI-KHAUAN (naq)  (Gobabis)
REHOBOTH BASTERS REHOBOTH BASTER Captaincy [German Protectorate]  (Rehoboth)Local: REHOBOTH BASTER Raad (af) + REHOBOTH BASTER Käpitane Rat (de)  (Rehoboth)
SAXE-GOTHA Duchy of SAXE-GOTHA [in Personal Union with Saxe-Coburg]  (Gotha)Local: Herzogtum SACHSEN-GOTHA (de)  (Gotha)
TOGO Ewe Kingdom of TOGO [German Protectorate]  (Togo)Local: Protektorat TOGO (de) + Fiaga TOGO (ee)  (Togo)
USUMBURA Military District of USUMBURA [German Residency of Usumbura]  (Usumbura)Local: Militärbezirk USUMBURA (de)  (Usumbura)



16 Organisations (or Groupings) of membership (selective)


AIR International AERIAL Congress  (Paris)
BRUSSELS CONVENTION Convention relative to the Slave Trade and Importation into Africa of Firearms Ammunition and Spiritous Liquors : BRUSSELS CONVENTION  (Brussels)
DANUBE European Commission of the Danube-ECD and International Danube Commission-IDB : DANUBE Commissions  (Galatz)
DUAL ALLIANCE DUAL ALLIANCE between German Empire and Austro-Hungary  (Vienna)
GREAT POWERS Treaty of MADRID  (Madrid)
HAGUE CONVENTION Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA [Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes]  (The Hague)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property : UIBPIP  (Berne)
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU for Permanent Arbitration  (Berne)
INTERNATIONAL LAW Institute of International Law : IIL  (Ghent)
MARITIME LAW International Maritime Committee : IMC  (Antwerp)
MIXED TEAM Mixed Team : ZZX  (Lausanne)
OLYMPIC GAMES International Olympic Committee : IOC  (Lausanne)
RHINE Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine : CCNR  (Mannheim)
TELEGRAPH International Telegraph Union : ITU [International Telegraph Convention]  (Berne)
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION Universal Postal Union : UPU  (Berne)
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES International Bureau of Weights and Measures : IBWM  (Sevres)



* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

SCHLOSS HOHENBURG Luxemburgian Residency of SCHLOSS HOHENBURG  (Schloss Hohenburg)
WISMAR City of WISMAR [Sweden Lease to Mecklenburg-Schwerin]  (Wismar)
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 




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