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East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland), officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk] , DDR, pronounced [ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ] ), was a country in Central Europe that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 ...
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- See Religion in East Germany
- German, Sorbian (in parts of Bezirk Dresden and Bezirk Cottbus)
- Member of Comecon (1950–1990), Member of the Warsaw Pact (1955–1989)
East Germany's political and economic system reflected its status as a part of the Eastern Bloc of Soviet-allied Communist countries, with the nation ruled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and operating with a command economy for 41 years until 3 October 1990 when East and West Germany were unified with the former being ...
The administrative divisions of the German Democratic Republic (commonly referred to as East Germany) were constituted in two different forms during the country's history. The GDR first retained the traditional German division into federated states called Länder , but in 1952 they were replaced with districts called Bezirke .
BezirkArea (km²)Population(1989)Population Density(people/km²)7,075916,5001308,672595,2006910,948620,5005712,5681,123,80089East Germany had a command economy, similar to the economic system in the Soviet Union and other Comecon member states — in contrast to the market economies or mixed economies or other capitalist states. The state established production targets, set prices, and also allocated resources, codifying these decisions in comprehensive plans.
- East German mark
- $160 billion (1989) (Nominal GNP; 17th)
- 1 January – 31 December (calendar year)
- Comecon and others.
The German Democratic Republic (GDR) (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)), commonly called East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland), was founded on 7 October 1949, after World War II in 1945 when Nazi Germany got defeated by the USSR.
- German
- Member of the Warsaw Pact (1955–1988)
They were informally known as West Germany and East Germany. East Germany selected East Berlin as its capital, while West Germany chose Bonn as a provisional capital, to emphasise its stance that the two-state solution was temporary. West Germany was established as a federal parliamentary republic with a "social market economy".
