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	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on April 7, 2007.
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Section sizes Section size for Germany (39 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 11,826 11,826 405 405 Etymology 2,628 2,628 95 95 History 88 54,042 0 2,613 Prehistory 3,351 3,351 59 59 Germanic tribes, Roman frontier and the Frankish Empire 6,079 6,079 245 245 East Francia and the Holy Roman Empire 7,781 7,781 457 457 German Confederation and Empire 9,332 9,332 505 505 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany 13,196 13,196 624 624 East and West Germany 7,736 7,736 478 478 Reunified Germany and the European Union 6,479 6,479 245 245 Geography 2,328 12,531 152 558 Climate 3,028 3,028 171 171 Biodiversity 7,175 7,175 235 235 Politics 5,689 32,823 349 1,129 Constituent states 7,281 7,281 50 50 Law 5,291 5,291 199 199 Foreign relations 5,807 5,807 195 195 Military 8,755 8,755 336 336 Economy 15,002 28,731 467 803 Infrastructure 11,009 11,009 261 261 Tourism 2,720 2,720 75 75 Demographics 7,077 26,150 357 1,214 Religion 6,264 6,264 267 267 Languages 3,528 3,528 151 151 Education 5,496 5,496 244 244 Health 3,785 3,785 195 195 Culture 3,698 34,145 136 1,703 Music 3,524 3,524 204 204 Art, design and architecture 5,809 5,809 298 298 Literature and philosophy 4,547 4,547 266 266 Media 5,742 5,742 396 396 Cuisine 5,400 5,400 184 184 Sports 5,425 5,425 219 219 See also 85 85 0 0 Notes 26 26 0 0 References 17 606 0 0 Citations 31 31 0 0 Sources 558 558 0 0 External links 1,900 1,900 0 0 Total 205,493 205,493 8,520 8,520

"Foederal Republic of Germany" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Foederal Republic of Germany has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 October 22 § Foederal Republic of Germany until a consensus is reached. Thepharoah17 (talk) 07:11, 24 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2025

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capital G for Germany. Swiss1122 (talk) 20:38, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't requesting anything.  Not done. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 21:03, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

European Economic Community created in 1951?

In the lead, it says: "The FRG was a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1951, while the GDR was a communist Eastern Bloc state and a founding member of the Warsaw Pact."

1) The article about the European Economic Community states that it was created in 1957, not 1951.

2) Isn't it inconsistent to give a specific year for West Germany but not for East Germany? Shouldn't we state the year for when their founding member organization was created for either both or none to be consistent? Maxeto0910 (talk) 00:49, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the year. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:52, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I propose including historical events in the country main infobox

I propose that historical events be included and authorized in the article.

In my view, the article on Germany needs details about events that have occurred in its history, such as the "German unification of 1871", the two "World wars", the "division in FRD & DDR", and the "1990 German reunification". JPPEDRA2 ^{why not?} 20:39, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We removed this parameter 20 years ago - Template:Infobox too long#Rationale for usage Moxy🍁 22:49, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So it's not possible to include event details even shortened? If not, I will end this discussion, concluding that the current version without parameters will be maintained. JPPEDRA2 ^{why not?} 23:54, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I should be more clear.... Current ..as in today's existing countries articles don't use the parameters/sections for "Historical era" or "Preceded by" to avoid huge giant infoboxes that make mobile view a scrolling nightmare just to get to the second paragraph of the lead or causes sandwiching of text in the sections below the lead. Soviet Union and Washington, D.C. are examples we're trying to avoid ...V.S....Japan and Roman Empire that list minimal info. Smaller is better ... not just for infobox data over information..but for the article as a whole...as outlined at Template:Infobox too long#Rationale for usage. Our goal with country articles is to have the most relevant links about the current nation and make the article as a whole as accessible as possible. Moxy🍁 00:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so at least we should only include 1871 and 1990? JPPEDRA2 ^{why not?} 01:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Italy also has pretty long infobox. JPPEDRA2 ^{why not?} 01:32, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Generally country articles that are at the GA or FA level are designed a bit better... see a list at WP:COUNTRYSIZE. Moxy🍁 01:37, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flag

There seems to be some back-and-forth going about whether we should use File:Flag_of_Germany.svg vs File:Flag_of_Germany_(RGB).svg. I don't personally have a strong preference, but it would be good to get it settled; does anyone have any arguments to present for one or the other? Nikkimaria (talk) 03:20, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer the non-RGB flag because the RGB version looks a bit oversaturated to me. Maxeto0910 (talk) 22:05, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alemanha

1871 a Alemanha existiu e ela dominava o território a Polônia e 1879 começa a guerra a Rússia e 1879 acontece um ataque e Moscou e a Alemanha domina Moscou e 1881 a Rússia atacou a parte oeste e Sul e 1889 os dois faz um tratado de Paz e 1890 a Alemanha e tivesim e 3 partes a oeste e Sul e noteste acampando assim a história a Alemanha ~2025-42911-10 (talk) 16:49, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

1871--1890 ~2025-42911-10 (talk) 16:54, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, this is the English-language Wikipedia. It's also not clear what you are suggesting - are you suggesting a change, an addition, incorrect information, etc? If you are more comfortable in Portuguese, please see the Portuguese-language Wikipedia. jolielover♥talk 16:56, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]