Q&A: Why do Americans call it Germany, the French call it Allemagne, and the Germans call it Deutschland?

I asked a guy this question at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, Germany. Apparently, before Germany was a nation, there were just Germanic tribes in the area. The English only knew of one tribe, (Germany) the French had dealings with another (Allemagne). So when Germany became a nation (Deutschland) English speakers and French speakers continued refering to the Deutschland as the tribe they were familiar with. It is O.K. to refer to Deutschland as Germany or Allemagne (according to this German I met in Munich). It is much the same as refering to the UK as "England" or "Scotland" (different parts of the same country although some would argue...). And now you know!