The
capital of Germany is the
city state of
Berlin. It is the seat of the
President of Germany, whose official residence is Schloss Bellevue. The
Bundesrat ("federal council") is the representation of the Federal States (
Bundesländer) of
Germany and has its seat at the former Prussian
Herrenhaus (House of Lords). Though most of the ministries are seated in Berlin, some of them, as well as some minor departments, are seated in
Bonn, the former capital of West Germany.