Germany

Germany is a nation-state on the European continent on Earth, and both the country and some of its natives have been a major influence in the planet's history.

Cities

 * Berlin: The city of Berlin is the former capital of Germany. A Vulcan consulate was located in Berlin as of 2155..
 * Several colonies and ships were named after Berlin, including the New Berlin colony, the city New Berlin on Luna and the starship USS Berlin.
 * Hamelin: The city of Hamelin figures into the old tale, "The Pied Piper".
 * Emden: The starship USS Emden was believed named for the German city of the same name.
 * The starship could have been named for the early 20th century German cruiser as well.

Hydrography

 * Rivers : Danube

History
One of 20th century Germany's most famous people was the physicist Albert Einstein, formulator of the Theory of Relativity. Three other famous Germans include Johann Gutenberg, a 15th century inventor of Earth printing technology, Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th century-born philosopher, and Johannes Brahms, a 19th century composer. 

Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, Germany saw one of its darkest periods as an Axis power during World War II. 

In the 2260s Lieutenant Karl Jaeger, who had German ancestors, served as meteorologist and planetologist aboard the Federation starship Enterprise. 

Germany's state flag consists of the colors black, red and gold. Lieutenant Commander Data of the Enterprise-D referred to the flag as an example in 2364. 
 * Data got the right order of the colors wrong and said "red, black and gold".