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Situated in the heart of Western Europe, Germany borders the Baltic, the Rhine and the Alps from the north, west and south directions respectively. The east of Germany however, does not have any natural border which includes caused much confusion in the annals of Europe. It really is a sovereign state and has a federal parliamentary republic in the central-western Europe. The most significant city and the capital of Germany is Berlin. Germany is also the second most well-known human immigration destination after the United States. The northern elements of Germany have been occupied by the Germanic tribes since the ancient times. A certain region called Germania was proven to be from before AD 100. At the times of migration the Germanic tribes expanded into the southern elements of Germany. Inside the advent of the 10th century the central territories of Germany had formed the Holy Roman Empire. Six centuries later the northern elements of Germany became the hub of the Protestant Reformation. Later in the entire year 1871 lots of the German states united with the Prussians to create the German Empire. It was only after the World War I and the German Revolution which took place from 1918-1919 that the German Empire was succeeded by the Weimar Republic. The institution of a dictatorship in the entire year 1933 was one of the causes of World War II and organized massacre. After a term of Allied occupation, two states, the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, were founded. It was only in the entire year 1990 that the united states was reunited. Germany is a superb power today, and gets the world's fourth most significant economy. It really is a global leader in various technological and industrial sectors along with being the world's third most significant importer and exporter of goods. Today Germany has a high standard of living and may be a developed country with a productive and skilled society.