East Germany (former GDR)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_Germany_(former_GDR)

GPTKB entity

Statements (98)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:municipality
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:DDR gptkb:GDR
gptkbp:anthem	gptkb:Auferstanden_aus_Ruinen
gptkbp:area	108,333 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Baltic_Sea gptkb:Czechoslovakia gptkb:Poland gptkb:Soviet_Union_(Kaliningrad_Oblast) gptkb:West_Germany
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:East_Berlin
gptkbp:coatOfArms	gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_East_Germany
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:East_German_mark
gptkbp:dissolved	1990
gptkbp:education	state-controlled
gptkbp:established	1949
gptkbp:firstLeader	gptkb:Wilhelm_Pieck
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_East_Germany
gptkbp:governmentType	socialist
gptkbp:healthcareSystem	state-funded
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	East Germany (former GDR)
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	DD
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:East_Berlin
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Egon_Krenz
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:General_Secretary_of_the_Socialist_Unity_Party Chairman of the State Council
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Comecon gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:National_People's_Army_(NVA)
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Chemnitz_(Karl-Marx-Stadt) gptkb:Bautzen gptkb:Bernburg gptkb:Cottbus gptkb:Dessau gptkb:Dresden gptkb:Eberswalde gptkb:Eisenach gptkb:Erfurt gptkb:Finsterwalde gptkb:Frankfurt_(Oder) gptkb:Gera gptkb:Greifswald gptkb:Halberstadt gptkb:Halle_(Saale) gptkb:Hoyerswerda gptkb:Jena gptkb:Lübben gptkb:Leipzig gptkb:Ludwigslust gptkb:Magdeburg gptkb:Neubrandenburg gptkb:Pirna gptkb:Plauen gptkb:Potsdam gptkb:Riesa gptkb:Rostock gptkb:Rudolstadt gptkb:Sangerhausen gptkb:Schwerin gptkb:Senftenberg gptkb:Stendal gptkb:Stralsund gptkb:Suhl gptkb:Torgau gptkb:Waren_(Müritz) gptkb:Weimar gptkb:Wismar gptkb:Wittenberg gptkb:Zerbst gptkb:Zwickau gptkb:Ilmenau gptkb:Meißen gptkb:Gotha gptkb:Guben gptkb:Schmalkalden gptkb:Zeitz
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Berlin_Wall_construction_(1961) gptkb:Berlin_Wall_fall_(1989) gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution_(1989)
gptkbp:notableIndustry	gptkb:chemical_industry textiles machine building
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:Minol_(fuel) gptkb:Rotkäppchen_sparkling_wine gptkb:Trabant_car gptkb:Wartburg_car
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:German
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:German_Democratic_Republic
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Socialist_Unity_Party_of_Germany_(SED)
gptkbp:population	16,111,000 (1990)
gptkbp:reunificationDate	3 October 1990
gptkbp:secretPolice	gptkb:Stasi
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:sport	successful Olympic teams
gptkbp:state	none (officially atheist)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Magdeburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4