<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> German Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Deutsches Reich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 -- 1918 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Motto Gott mit uns `` God with us '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Anthem <Ul> <Li> Heil dir im Siegerkranz ( official , imperial ) `` Hail to Thee in the Victor 's Crown '' </Li> <Li> Deutschlandlied ( unofficial , popular ) `` Song of the Germans '' </Li> <Li> Die Wacht am Rhein ( unofficial ) `` The Watch on the Rhine '' </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Germany on the eve of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> States of the German Empire ( Kingdom of Prussia shown in blue ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> Berlin 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.400 ° E ﻿ / 52.517 ; 13.400 Coordinates : 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.400 ° E ﻿ / 52.517 ; 13.400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Languages </Td> <Td> Official : German Unofficial : Danish , French , Polish , Czech , Dutch , Sorbian , Low German , Frisian , Lithuanian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Religion </Td> <Td> Whitaker 's data for 1890 Majority : 62.8 % Protestant ( Lutheran , Reformed , United ) Minorities : 35.8 % Roman Catholic , 1.2 % Jewish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Federal semi-constitutional monarchy ( until August 1916 ) Federal semi-constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship ( August 1916 to October 1918 ) Federal parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship ( October 1918 to November 1918 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Emperor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 -- 1888 </Td> <Td> Wilhelm I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1888 </Td> <Td> Frederick III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1888 -- 1918 </Td> <Td> Wilhelm II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Chancellor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 -- 1890 </Td> <Td> Otto von Bismarck ( first ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> Max von Baden ( last ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Legislature </Td> <Td> Reichstag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Federal Council </Td> <Td> Bundesrat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Historical era </Td> <Td> New Imperialism / World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Unification </Td> <Td> 1 January 1871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Constitution adopted </Td> <Td> 1 January 1871 ; 16 April 1871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> First World War </Td> <Td> 28 July 1914 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> German Revolution </Td> <Td> 3 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Armistice declared </Td> <Td> 11 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abdication of Wilhelm II </Td> <Td> 28 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Treaty of Versailles </Td> <Td> 28 June 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> 540,857.54 km ( 208,826.26 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Population </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 est . </Td> <Td> 40,050,792 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1900 est . </Td> <Td> 52,279,915 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Density </Td> <Td> 97 / km ( 250 / sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1910 est . </Td> <Td> 64,925,993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Currency </Td> <Td> Vereinsthaler , South German gulden , Bremen thaler , Hamburg mark , French franc , ( until 1873 , together ) German gold mark , ( 1873 -- 1914 ) German Papiermark ( 1914 -- 1918 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> North German Confederation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Bavaria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Württemberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grand Duchy of Baden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grand Duchy of Hesse </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Weimar Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Polish Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saar Basin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Free City of Danzig </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Lithuania </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Czechoslovak Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Today part of </Td> <Td> Germany Poland France Denmark Russia
<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> German Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Deutsches Reich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 -- 1918 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Motto Gott mit uns `` God with us '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Anthem <Ul> <Li> Heil dir im Siegerkranz ( official , imperial ) `` Hail to Thee in the Victor 's Crown '' </Li> <Li> Deutschlandlied ( unofficial , popular ) `` Song of the Germans '' </Li> <Li> Die Wacht am Rhein ( unofficial ) `` The Watch on the Rhine '' </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Germany on the eve of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> States of the German Empire ( Kingdom of Prussia shown in blue ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> Berlin 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.400 ° E ﻿ / 52.517 ; 13.400 Coordinates : 52 ° 31 ′ N 13 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 52.517 ° N 13.400 ° E ﻿ / 52.517 ; 13.400 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Languages </Td> <Td> Official : German Unofficial : Danish , French , Polish , Czech , Dutch , Sorbian , Low German , Frisian , Lithuanian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Religion </Td> <Td> Whitaker 's data for 1890 Majority : 62.8 % Protestant ( Lutheran , Reformed , United ) Minorities : 35.8 % Roman Catholic , 1.2 % Jewish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Federal semi-constitutional monarchy ( until August 1916 ) Federal semi-constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship ( August 1916 to October 1918 ) Federal parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy under a military dictatorship ( October 1918 to November 1918 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Emperor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 -- 1888 </Td> <Td> Wilhelm I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1888 </Td> <Td> Frederick III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1888 -- 1918 </Td> <Td> Wilhelm II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Chancellor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 -- 1890 </Td> <Td> Otto von Bismarck ( first ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1918 </Td> <Td> Max von Baden ( last ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Legislature </Td> <Td> Reichstag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Federal Council </Td> <Td> Bundesrat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Historical era </Td> <Td> New Imperialism / World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Unification </Td> <Td> 1 January 1871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Constitution adopted </Td> <Td> 1 January 1871 ; 16 April 1871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> First World War </Td> <Td> 28 July 1914 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> German Revolution </Td> <Td> 3 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Armistice declared </Td> <Td> 11 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abdication of Wilhelm II </Td> <Td> 28 November 1918 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Treaty of Versailles </Td> <Td> 28 June 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1900 </Td> <Td> 540,857.54 km ( 208,826.26 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Population </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1871 est . </Td> <Td> 40,050,792 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1900 est . </Td> <Td> 52,279,915 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Density </Td> <Td> 97 / km ( 250 / sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1910 est . </Td> <Td> 64,925,993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Currency </Td> <Td> Vereinsthaler , South German gulden , Bremen thaler , Hamburg mark , French franc , ( until 1873 , together ) German gold mark , ( 1873 -- 1914 ) German Papiermark ( 1914 -- 1918 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> North German Confederation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Bavaria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kingdom of Württemberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grand Duchy of Baden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grand Duchy of Hesse </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Weimar Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Polish Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saar Basin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Free City of Danzig </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Lithuania </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Czechoslovak Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Today part of </Td> <Td> Germany Poland France Denmark Russia
who reigned as emperor in germany in the late nineteenth century
who reigned as emperor in germany in the late nineteenth century
Wilhelm I Frederick III Wilhelm II
Wilhelm I Frederick III Wilhelm II