East Germany

German Democratic Republic Deutsche Demokratische Republik
Motto "Workers of the world unite!"
Anthem "Risen from the ruins."
Capital		East Berlin
Languages		Official language: German Minority languages: Sorbian
Government		Marxist–Leninist single-party state
General Secretary		Edward von Richter
Head of State
Legislature		Volkskammer
-	State Chamber	Länderkammer
Area
-	1990	108,333 km²(41,828 sq mi)
Population
-	1950 est.	18,388,000
Currency		Deuche Mark
Internet TLD		.dd
Calling code		+37
Today part of		Germany
^a Dissolved by the Volkskammer on 8 December 1958.---- ^b Population statistics according to Statistisches Bundesamt.---- ^c Although .dd was reserved as corresponding ISO codefor East Germany, it was not entered to the root before the country was reunited with the west.