You happen to be looking at Germany at a convenient time in history. 150 years ago things weren't so clear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_of_Germany

You happen to be looking at Germany at a convenient time in history. 150 years ago things weren't so clear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_of_Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_of_Germany). Even 20 years ago things were different (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reunification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reunification).