[alphager]

Germany has been doing it since 1949. It leads to stronger regional centers and dishes the capital effect. Germany has many larger cities all over the country.

France has been doing the opposite, leading to a concentration in and around Paris and few major cities outside of Ile de France.

[Tepix]

Most german agencies are in Berlin, there are a few that are (still) in Bonn, the former capital.

[maratc]

Germany has been doing it since the Middle Ages, when it was using the HRE moniker for itself.