German Democratic Republic

GPTKB entity

Statements (120)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Country
gptkbp:area 108,333 km²
gptkbp:bordered_by gptkb:Poland
gptkb:West_Germany
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:calling_code +37
gptkbp:capital gptkb:East_Berlin
gptkbp:cultural_contribution gptkb:theater
gptkb:visual_arts
gptkb:literature
gptkb:music
gptkb:film
GDR cinema
GDR literature
GDR music
gptkbp:currency gptkb:East_German_mark
gptkbp:current_club gptkb:Auferstanden_aus_Ruinen
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1990
1990-10-03
October 3, 1990
political changes in Eastern Europe
reunification with West Germany
gptkbp:economic_sector agriculture
manufacturing
gptkbp:education_system state-controlled
gptkbp:established gptkb:1949
1949-10-07
October 7, 1949
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:activists
gptkb:film_industry
gptkb:architecture
gptkb:health_services
gptkb:Stasi
gptkb:Berlin_Wall
gptkb:public_transportation
gptkb:censorship
gptkb:literature
gptkb:Public_School
gptkb:historical_significance
gptkb:music
gptkb:scientific_research
gptkb:theater_productions
cultural events
environmental issues
international competitions
social welfare programs
agricultural policies
human rights violations
state-controlled media
art movements
economic challenges
industrial production
sports diplomacy
socialist architecture
sports achievements
youth organizations
cultural exports
cultural repression
socialist economy
youth festivals
surveillance state
protests in 1989
emigration issues
economic disparity with West Germany
international relations with USSR
gptkbp:famous_person gptkb:Christa_Wolf
gptkb:Angela_Merkel
gptkb:Heinrich_Böll
gptkb:Kurt_Masur
gptkb:Wolfgang_Thierse
gptkb:Wolf_Biermann
gptkb:Erich_Honecker
Angela Merkel (born in Hamburg, but grew up in East Germany)
Sophie Scholl (historical figure, influenced by East German history)
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_East_Germany
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:healthcare state-funded
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:German_reunification
gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution
gptkb:Uprising_of_1953
Berlin Wall construction
Berlin Wall fall
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Democratic Republic
gptkbp:internet_tld .dd
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Walter_Ulbricht
gptkb:Egon_Krenz
gptkb:Wilhelm_Pieck
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Dresden
gptkb:Magdeburg
gptkb:Potsdam
gptkb:Leipzig
Halle
gptkbp:major_industry agriculture
mining
manufacturing
gptkbp:membership gptkb:Comecon
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:motto Proletarians of all countries, unite!
gptkbp:national_anthem gptkb:Auferstanden_aus_Ruinen
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:German
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Socialist_Unity_Party
gptkbp:population 16 million
16 million (1989)
gptkbp:registration gptkb:D
B
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Comecon
gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkb:German_reunification
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Peaceful_Revolution_(1989)
Construction of the Berlin Wall (1961)
Reunification with West Germany (1990)
gptkbp:sport gptkb:1._FC_Union_Berlin
gptkb:SC_Magdeburg
gptkb:football
gptkb:FC_Dynamo_Berlin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:time_zone gptkb:Central_European_Time
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3