(place) by sauron Sun Feb 10 2002 at 21:17:24
East Germany Facts:

  • Area: 108.333 sq. kilometres (41,757 sq. miles) -- comparable US State: Tennessee
  • Population: 17 milion (1989) -- ca. 154 per sq. km.
  • Capital: Berlin
  • Regions (named after the largest city): Rostock; Schwerin; Neubrandenburg; Magdeburg; Potsdam; Berlin; Frankfurt (Oder); Cottbus; Halle; Erfurt; Leipzig; Dresden; Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz); Gera; Suhl
  • Constitution and national holiday: October 7, 1949
  • Currency: 1 Mark (Ostmark) = 100 Pfennig
  • Highest point: Fichtelberg (1,214 m)
  • Official language: German
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