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East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland, pronounced [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk] ⓘ, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.
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The state occupied a significant area of 41,828 square miles in modern-day Germany. Relative to other countries, the borders remain identical with Poland eastward, the Baltic Sea to the north, and former Czechoslovakia towards the south. East Germany shared a border with West Germany, based upon a modified version of pre-1871 provinces, before Prus...
Due to ice age glaciers leaving only a few small morainic hills, East Germany provided an immense agricultural benefit to the occupying soviet union. This area, dubbed the North German Plain, begins at the Baltic Sea and extends until Germany's Central Uplands. Several marshes dot the plain, however many of the post-ice age bogs have been drained e...
In 1949 the population of East Germany totaled over 18,388,000 people. Over time the population decreased to 16,111,000 because of economic trouble and exodus. The density of this state hovered around 386 people per square mile. In 1989, despite past economic and political trouble, East Germany scored high (0.953) on the Human Development Index whi...
The region is well irrigated, with rivers like the Havel which flow throughout Berlin, connecting with tributaries like the river Spree. In fact, at 400 kilometers and stretching to the southeast borders, the Spree has three sources (one titled Spreeborn adjacent to the village of Spreedorf) and eventually leads to the Spree Forest. The Spree feeds...
The history of East Germany is based on the aftermath of World War II and the tension between Western alliances and Soviet Russia. In some ways, the division of East and West Russia was both a compromise and an experiment; Western Germany was established with parliamentary democracies managed by France, Britain, and the United States, while regions...
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A map showing East Germany (orange) and its neighbouring states. East Germany was a socialist nation, formed in 1949 after the division of Germany. East Germany was, in many respects, the first child of the Cold War. When Germany was invaded by the Allies and the Soviet Union at the end of World War II, they agreed to occupy different zones.
9 de abr. de 2024 · Geography & Travel. East Germany. historical nation, Germany. Also known as: DDR, Deutsche Demokratische Republik, German Democratic Republic, Ostdeutschland. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Map showing the different borders and territories of Poland and Germany during the 20th century, with the current areas of Germany and Poland in dark gray 1951 East German stamp commemorating the Treaty of Zgorzelec establishing the Oder-Neisse line as a "border of peace", featuring the presidents Wilhelm Pieck (GDR) and Bolesław Bierut (Poland)
30 de sept. de 2020 · German reunification: What still divides East and West? The geographical division through the middle of Germany may have vanished from maps — but not so much from minds, as DW's Dana Regev...
East & West Germany Map: Berlin Wall Border Division. Map by European Views. The map above shows the division of Germany. For many decades, the country was divided into two: East and West Germany. The two were separated through an impassable border named the Iron Curtain.
