Berlin

=== Capital city ===
Berlin is the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. The [[President of Germany]], whose functions are mainly ceremonial under the [[Grundgesetz|German constitution]], has their official residence in [[Bellevue Palace (Germany)|Bellevue Palace]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundespraesident.de/DE/Home/home_node.html |title=Bundespräsident Horst Köhler |language=de |publisher=Bundespraesident.de |access-date=7 April 2012 |archive-date=23 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323221516/https://www.bundespraesident.de/DE/Home/home_node.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Berlin is the [[Seat of government|seat]] of the [[Chancellor of Germany (1949–)|German Chancellor]] (Prime Minister), housed in the [[Federal Chancellery (Berlin)|Chancellery building]], the ''Bundeskanzleramt''. Facing the Chancellery is the [[Bundestag]], the German Parliament, housed in the renovated [[Reichstag building]] since the government's relocation to Berlin in 1998. The [[Bundesrat of Germany|Bundesrat]] ("federal council", performing the function of an [[upper house]]) is the [[federalism|representation]] of the [[States of Germany|16 constituent states]] (''Länder'') of Germany and has its seat at the former [[Prussian House of Lords]]. The total annual federal budget managed by the German government exceeded €310 ($375) billion in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/11213/a188132.htm|title=Gesetz über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2014|website=buzer.de|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=13 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713104953/https://www.buzer.de/gesetz/11213/a188132.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

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File:07.08.21.Bundeskanzleramt.jpg|The [[Federal Chancellery (Berlin)|Federal Chancellery building]], seat of the [[Chancellor of Germany (1949–)|Chancellor of Germany]]
File:Berlin reichstag west panorama.jpg|The [[Reichstag building|Reichstag]], seat of the [[Bundestag]]
File:Bellevue Palace Berlin 02-14.jpg|[[Schloss Bellevue]], seat of the [[President of Germany]]
File:Bundesrat Gebäude, Berlin, Leipziger Strasse.jpg|[[Prussian House of Lords]], seat of the [[Bundesrat of Germany]]
File:Zentrale des Bundesnachrichtendienst, Berlin.jpg|[[Headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service]]
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The relocation of the federal [[Cabinet of Germany|government]] and Bundestag to Berlin was mostly completed in 1999. However, some ministries, as well as some minor departments, stayed in the [[federal city]] [[Bonn]], the former capital of West Germany. [[Berlin-Bonn Act|Discussions about moving]] the remaining ministries and departments to Berlin continue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/der-regierungsumzug-ist-ueberfaellig-li.6130 |title=Der Regierungsumzug ist überfällig |publisher=Berliner Zeitung |language=de |date=26 October 2010 |access-date=20 November 2023 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034346/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/der-regierungsumzug-ist-ueberfaellig,10810590,10751012.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Foreign Office (Germany)|Federal Foreign Office]] and the ministries and departments of [[Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)|Defense]], [[Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection|Justice and Consumer Protection]], [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany)|Finance]], [[Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)|Interior]], [[Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany)|Economic Affairs and Energy]], [[Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs|Labor and Social Affairs]], [[Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth|Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth]], [[Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety|Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety]], [[Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture|Food and Agriculture]], [[Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development|Economic Cooperation and Development]], [[Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)|Health]], [[Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure|Transport and Digital Infrastructure]] and [[Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)|Education and Research]] are based in the capital.