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A Germanic territory has been around since before 1000. However, it was usually part of a larger entity, such as the Holy Roman Empire. “As a modern nation-state, the country was first unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany#Holy_Roman_Empire_.28962.E2.80.931806.
