As the territory of the Ottoman principality expanded, however, and the Ottomans inherited the administrative apparatus left by the Byzantines, that simple tribal organization was replaced by a more complex form of government.
Federal Gazette may refer to: 1  Bundesgesetzblatt, Federal Law Gazette, Germany and Austria.  Federal Gazette of Switzerland / Bundesblatt / Feuille fÃ©dÃ©rale / Foglio federale of Switzerland.
The current German state, called the Federal Republic of Germany, was founded in 1949 in the wake of Germany's defeat in World War II. At first, it consisted only of so-called West Germany, that is the areas that were occupied by British, French, and American forces.