East Germany
| Free Socialist Council Republic of Germany | |
|---|---|
 Flag
 Emblem
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Motto: Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch! (German) Proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się! (Polish) (Workers of the world, unite!) | |
 Map of divided Germany. The East is in red, while the West is in brown. | |
| Capital and largest city | Berlin |
| Official languages | German Sorbian Polish |
| Demonym | East German |
| Government | Federal socialist republic |
• Vorsitzender des Staatsrates (Chariman of the Council of the State) | Klaus Wowereit |
• Vorsitzender des Ministerrat (Chairman of the Council of Ministers) | Manuela Schwesig |
| Legislature | Bundeskammer |
| Länderkammer | |
| Volkskammer | |
| Formation | |
• Surrender of Nazi Germany | 1945 |
| 1 May 1948 | |
• First assembly of the Volkskammer | 11 May 1948 |
• Current constitution | 3 October 1952 |
| Currency | Deutsche Mark (DM) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .fd |
East Germany, officially known as the Free Socialist Council Republic of Germany (German: Freie Sozialistische Räterepublik Deutschland) is a socialist country in Central Europe. Along with the Imperial German Federation (known as West Germany), it is one of two states claiming to be the legitimate government of Germany, a division that arose due to the split between Allied and Comintern zones of occupation following Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II. It also borders Denmark to the north, and Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the Soviet Union to the east. It is considered a developed country and by most international geopolitical observers as the most significant power of the Third Communist International's European bloc.
History
The Free Socialist Republic of Germany was established in 1951 following the dissolution of the JDPON-Germany, the Comintern occupation authority in the eastern portions of the defeated Nazi Germany.
Foreign Relations
East Germany is considered to be one of the more aggressively anti-capitalist members of the Comintern as a result of being on the frontline of one of the most contentious regions of the Cold War and a long history of animosity and complicated relations with its western counterpart. With the need to make some effort to rival the military machine of the German Federation to its west, East Germany is also a rather militant state with most of its adult population being ready to serve at a moment's notice in case of war.
Just as West Germany is proactive in trying to defend and spread Capitalism, East Germany is quick to support and defend revolutions and revolutionary governments wherever they may form in order to advance the internationalist cause. Very often, this leads to volunteer and special forces soldiers from the two Germanies clashing in battlefields far from the mainland of Europe which of course serves to deepen the animosity between the two.
The Hugenburg line is one of the most militarised borders in the world, with only designated safe passages being free of hazards such as land mines.
