Germany (Liberty's Torch)

Germany (DE: Deutschland) is a federal republic in Europe, located in the Central European Time zone (GMT+1). It is home to over 142 million people.

History
Germany has seen a number of triumphs and tragedies over the years

States
Germany is a federal republic with 32 states of varying sizes and populations. Each is guaranteed 4 members of the Bundesrat, and at least 1 member in the Bundestag for every 40,000 people in the states.

The states are:


 * 1) Alsace-Lorraine


 * 1) Baden


 * 1) Bavaria


 * 1) Bremen


 * 1) Brandenburg


 * 1) Burgenland


 * 1) Carinthia


 * 1) East Prussia


 * 1) German Bohemia


 * 1) German Moravia


 * 1) Hamburg


 * 1) Hesse

Lower Austria


 * 1) Lübeck


 * 1) Mecklenburg


 * 1) Oldenburg


 * 1) Pomerania


 * 1) Posen


 * 1) Rhineland


 * 1) Salzburg


 * 1) Saxony


 * 1) Saxony-Anhalt


 * 1) Schleswig-Holstein


 * 1) Silesia


 * 1) Styria


 * 1) Thuringia


 * 1) Tyrol


 * 1) Upper Austria


 * 1) Vorarlberg


 * 1) West Prussia


 * 1) Westphalia


 * 1) Württemberg

Territories
The country of Germany holds a number of overseas territories which are part of the nation, whose citizens are German by nationality, and use the German Mark as currency.


 * 1) Caroline Islands


 * 1) German Guiana


 * 1) German Samoa


 * 1) Jiaozhou Bay concession


 * 1) Mascarene, Comoros, and South Indian Islands (OTL Reunion, Mayotte, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Saint Paul, Archipel Crozet, Archipel des Kerguelen, Terre Adélie, and Scattered Islands)


 * 1) Solomon Islands


 * 1) Tientsin concession

Government
The German government consists of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The executive is headed by the President; the legislative consists of the bicameral Reichstag, which consists of the Bundestag and Bundesrat.

Ministries
There are several ministers who form the cabinet:


 * 1) Defense Minister
 * 2) Overseas Minister (formerly Minister for Overseas Territories and Colonies)