German Empire (Schlieffen's Plan)

Government
The German Empire is a Constitutional Monarchy.

The Head of State is Kaiser Wilhelm II (reign began 1937) and the Head of Government is Reichkanzler Heinrich Bruening. The Parliament, or Reichstag, is divided into two houses, the higher house being named the Bundesrat, of which the Reichkanzler is the presiding officer.

Foreign Relations Germany plays a leading role on the European continent and is closely allied with it's Triple Alliance (Schlieffen's Plan.

Kaiserliche Streitkräfte The Imperial Armed Forces (Kaiserliche Streitkräfte) is divided into the Imperial Army (Kaiserliche Armee) and the Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). At the moment the army maintains some 700,000 men, only about half of which are actually combatants. The navy is also 700,000 men strong.

The Kaiserliche Marine is divided into the Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet) which is the primary offensive force of the navy, and the Küstenflotte (Coastal Fleet) which patrols and defends the coasts of Germany. The Imperial Navy also contains the Naval Airship Division, which is in charge of overseas airship operations.

Geography
Germany proper consists of Germany (OTL Germany + 1/2 of Poland) and its Schutzgebiete ('protectorates', or colonies).

German East Africa consists of OTL Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. German South-West Africa is OTL Namibia, and German West Africa is OTL Cameroons, Togoland and Togo. German New Guinea is OTL Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Mariana Islands, Nauru, Marshall Islands, and Samoa.