NAME: West Germany (1949–1962)
ESTABLISHED: May 23, 1949
UNIFIED WITH EAST GERMANY: October 3, 1990
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: German
LOCATION: northeast section of the now-unified Germany
CAPITAL CITY: Bonn
LARGEST CITY: Hamburg
NOTE: formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II
Tourism:
cnn.com - travel - cold war sites in former west germany
Foods:
wikipedia.org - german cuisine - category
Facts
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BBC Germany Timeline
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World Fact Book 1990 West Germany Profile
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wikipedia.org - west germany - main article
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wikipedia.org - history of germany 1945-1990 - article
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wikipedia.org - west germany - category
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wikipedia.org - west germany - lists
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commons.wikimedia.org - west germany - images category
Countries Bordering the Former West Germany:
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Austria
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Belgium
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Czechoslovakia
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East Germany
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France
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Luxembourg
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Netherlands
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Switzerland
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Bodies of Water Bordering the Former West Germany:
- Baltic Sea
- North Sea
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