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East Germany

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a socialist workers' and peasants' state.

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Calling code
+37
Currency
East German mark (until 1 July 1990) · Deutsche Mark (from 1 July 1990)
Demonyms
East German · German
GDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)
1989 estimate
Government
Unitary communist state
HDI (1990 formula)
0.953 very high

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East Germany

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related to Die Wende (German reunification) · 45
East Germany → Although, August, Austria, Austrian, Berlin Wall, Budapest, But, By July, Czechoslovakia, East Berlin, East Germans, Eastern Bloc, GDR, Habsburg, Hungarian, Hungarian Minister, Hungarian Prime Minister, Hungary, Hungary's, In
related to External links · 41
East Germany → April, Behind, Blinken Open Society Archives, Border Museum, BudapestDeprecated, Calvin University, Culture, Designs, Detailed, East, East Berlin, East German, East German Propaganda, English, Europe, Exhibit Collection C0235 Archived, Files, GDR, GDRAHF, George Mason University Libraries
related to Administrative districts · 40
East Germany → Bezirke, Brandenburg, Chemnitz, Cottbus, Dresden, East Berlin, Erfurt, Frankfurt, GDR, GDR's, Gera, German, Halle, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Land, Leipzig, Lower Silesia, Länder, Magdeburg, Mecklenburg
related to Zones of occupation · 40
East Germany → ACC, Allied Control Council, Allies, Berlin, Brandenburg, Central Europe, Communist, Disagreements, First Deputy Prime Minister, France, German, Germany, His, In, Joseph Stalin, Lavrenty Beria, Länder, March, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Nikita Khrushchev
related to 1949 establishment · 32
East Germany → April, As West Germany, Communist Party, East German, GDR, General Secretary, German, Germany, However, It, Joseph Stalin, KPD, March, NATO, Nazis, October, Official East German, On, Russia, SED
related to Music · 25
East Germany → AMIGA, City, Dresden, From, GDR, Gerd Christian, German, Hartmut Schulze-Gerlach, Karat, Like, Magazin, Magdeburg, Most, Neues Leben, Other, Pankow, Rostock, SED, Silly, The
related to Etymology · 24
East Germany → Berlin, Both, DDR, Deutsche Demokratische Republik, East, East Berlin, Eastern Zone, GDR, German Democratic Republic, Germany, In, Karlshorst, Ostzone, Over, Pankow, SBZ, Soviet, Soviet Occupation Zone, Sowjetische Besatzungszone, The
related to Organization · 23
East Germany → As, Communist Party, Democratic Germany, GDR, Germany, However, It, KPD, National Front, Nevertheless, SED, SED-led, Social Democratic Party, Socialist Unity Party, Soviet Bloc, Soviet-controlled, Soviet-directed, Soviets, Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, SPD
related to Religion · 23
East Germany → After, An, As, Atheism, By, Catholics, Christian, Church, Church Affairs, Eastern Germany, GDR, Germans, However, In, Paul Tillich, Protestant, Protestantism, Protestants, Religion, SED
related to Culture · 18
East Germany → All, Dissemination, East Germany's, Gesellschaft, Kenntnisse, Kulturpolitik, Scientific Knowledge, SED, Socialist Unity Party, Society, The, The GDR, This, United States, Urania, Verbreitung, West, West Germany

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east germany gdr german west berlin state soviet government sed socialist republic party democratic also germans reunification political became states

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East GermanyCalling code+371.00infobox
East GermanyCapitaland largest cityEast Berlin[a] .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi…1.00infobox
East GermanyCurrencyEast German mark (until 1 July 1990)1.00infobox
East GermanyCurrencyDeutsche Mark (from 1 July 1990)1.00infobox
East GermanyDemonymsEast German1.00infobox
East GermanyDemonymsGerman1.00infobox
East GermanyGDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)1989 estimate1.00infobox
East GermanyGini (1990)18.5 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-them…1.00infobox
East GermanyGovernmentUnitary communist state1.00infobox
East GermanyHDI (1990 formula)0.953 very high1.00infobox
East GermanyHistorical eraCold War1.00infobox
East GermanyInternet TLD.dd[e]1.00infobox
East GermanyISO 3166 codeDD1.00infobox
East GermanyLegislatureVolkskammer1.00infobox
East GermanyOfficial languagesGerman Sorbian (only in parts of Bezirk Dresden and Bezirk Cottbus districts)1.00infobox
East GermanyStatusSatellite state of the Soviet Union, member of the Warsaw Pact and Comecon1.00infobox
East GermanyTime zone(UTC+1)1.00infobox
East GermanyToday part ofGermany1.00infobox
East Germany• 1949–1960 (first)Wilhelm Pieck1.00infobox
East Germany• 1949–1964 (first)Otto Grotewohl1.00infobox
East Germany• 1949–1971Walter Ulbricht1.00infobox
East Germany• 195018,388,000[d]1.00infobox
East Germany• 1953 uprising16 June 19531.00infobox
East Germany• 197017,068,0001.00infobox
East Germany• 1971–1989Erich Honecker1.00infobox
East Germany• 1989Egon Krenz1.00infobox
East Germany• 1989–1990Hans Modrow1.00infobox
East Germany• 199016,111,0001.00infobox
East Germany• 1990 (last)Sabine Bergmann-Pohl1.00infobox
East Germany• 1990 (last)Lothar de Maizière1.00infobox

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