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Federal Republic of Germany
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
1949–1990
Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
"Unity and Justice and Freedom"
(from 1952)
Anthem: 
Ich hab mich ergeben
"I have surrendered myself"
(unofficial, 1949–1952)
Deutschlandlied
"Song of Germany"
(from 1952)
Location of West Germany (dark green)

in Europe (dark grey)

Location of West Germany (dark green)

in Europe (dark grey)

  Territory of West Germany
  Lands of East Germany and West Berlin, claimed by West Germany until 1973 and 1990 respectively
  Lands of pre-1937 Germany that were annexed by Poland and the Soviet Union after World War II, claimed by West Germany until 1972

CapitalBonn
Largest cityHamburg (de jure)
West Berlin (de facto)
Official languagesGerman
Religion
See Religion in West Germany
Demonyms
GovernmentFederal parliamentary republic
President 
• 1949–1959 (first)
Theodor Heuss
• 1984–1994
(incumbent at reunification)
Richard von Weizsäcker
Chancellor 
• 1949–1963 (first)
Konrad Adenauer
• 1982–1998
(incumbent at reunification)
Helmut Kohl
LegislatureBicameralism
• Upper house
Bundesrat
• Lower house
Bundestag
Historical eraCold War
• Formation
23 May 1949
5 May 1955
• Member of NATO
9 May 1955
1 January 1957
• Creation of EEC
25 March 1957
• Basic Treaty with the GDR
21 December 1972
• Admitted to the UN
18 September 1973
12 September 1990
3 October 1990
15 March 1991
Area
• Total
248,717 km (96,030 sq mi)
Population
• 1950
50,958,000
• 1970
61,001,000
• 1990
63,254,000
• Density
254/km (657.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)1990 estimate
• Total
~$1.0 trillion (4th)
CurrencyDeutsche Mark (DM) (DEM)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Calling code+49
Internet TLD.de
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
British occupation zone in Germany
American occupation zone in Germany
French occupation zone in Germany
Saar Protectorate
Federal Republic of Germany
(after reunification)
Today part ofGermany
  1. From 1952 onwards, the official national anthem of West Germany was Deutschlandlied in its entirety, but only the third stanza was typically sung at official events.
  2. The state did not cease to exist after reunification but continued as the Federal Republic in an enlarged territory.
  3. Population statistics according to Federal Statistical Office of Germany.
  4. In the state of Saarland, between January 1957 and July 1959, the French franc and Saar franc.
  5. At first, Bonn was referred to only as the provisional seat of government institutions, but from the early 1970s it was called the "federal capital" (Bundeshauptstadt).
  6. Although West Berlin was formally under the sovereignty of the Western Allies and separate from West Germany, it operated as a de facto state of West Germany in many ways, including being represented by non-voting delegates in the West German legislative bodies.

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