East Germany
1949–1990 country in central Europe, unified into modern Germany
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Summary
East Germany is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118,561 views/month, #5 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: United Nations[3], Economic, Monetary and Social Union[4], Warsaw Pact[5], COMECON[6]
- Country: German Democratic Republic[7]
- Head of government: Otto Grotewohl[8], Willi Stoph[9], Horst Sindermann[10], Hans Modrow[11], Lothar de Maizière[12]
- Continent: Europe[13]
- Instance of: satellite state[14], state[15], counterintelligence state[16]
- Head of state: Wilhelm Pieck[17], Walter Ulbricht[18], Willi Stoph[19], Erich Honecker[20], Egon Krenz[21], Manfred Gerlach[22], Sabine Bergmann-Pohl[23]
- Capital: East Berlin[24]
- Official language: German[25], Sorbian[26]
- Currency: East German mark[27], Deutsche Mark[28]
- Shares border with: Czech and Slovak Federal Republic[29], Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[30], Polish People's Republic[31], European Economic Community[32], West Germany[33], Poland[34], European Union[35], Germany[36]
- Top-level Internet domain: .dd[37]
- Anthem: Auferstanden aus Ruinen[38]
- Basic form of government: communist dictatorship[39], parliamentary republic[40]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Rostock District[41], Neubrandenburg District[42], Schwerin District[43], Potsdam District[44], Frankfurt (Oder) District[45], Magdeburg District[46], Cottbus District[47], Halle District[48], Leipzig District[49], Erfurt District[50], Dresden District[51], Gera District[52], Suhl District[53], Karl-Marx-Stadt District[54]
- Follows: Soviet occupation zone of Germany[55]
- Flag: flag of East Germany[56]
- Legislative body: Volkskammer[57]
- Executive body: Council of Ministers of the GDR[58]
- Coat of arms: National Emblem of the German Democratic Republic[59]
- Commons category: German Democratic Republic[60]
Why It Matters
East Germany has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]