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Munich was in West Germany (official name Bundesrepublik Deutschland = Federal Republic of Germany). It is the state capital of the state of Bavaria (Bayern).
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Was the population of East Germany larger than the population of West Germany?
No, the western part of Germany was larger than the part of East Germany.
Is Germany west Germany and east Germany the same?
Yes. Germany more or less finally became a single unified country in 1871. In 1945, after Germany lost World War II, it was split into four parts, each part controlled by military forces from one of the four major countries that won the war (USA, UK, USSR and France). Berlin, the capital city, was split in the same manner. In 1949, three of those (the USA, UK and France parts) joined to become the "Federal Republic of Germany", or West Germany. The fourth part (the one controlled by the USSR) became the "Democratic German Republic" or East Germany. West Germany was a republic, like the USA and France. East Germany was a communist dictatorship controlled by the USSR. Again, Berlin was split in the same manner, which caused problems for West Berlin, because Berlin was right in the middle of East Germany. East Berlin became the capital city of East Germany; the city of Bonn became the capital of West Germany. In 1990, East Germany's dictatorship finally ended and it became a part of West Germany, and West Germany dropped the "West" part and is just Germany now. It is still officially called the Federal Republic of Germany, and Berlin, which is also reunified, is the capital of all Germany again.
Why was there a East Berlin and a West Berlin?
West Berlin was democratic, controlled by West Germany. East Berlin was Communist, controlled by the Soviets and East Germany. Just to be confusing..... East Germany was called the GDR, the German Democratic Republic. It was that in name, it was not that in actual fact !
What was the name of the wall that once separated East and West Germany?
There wasn't actually a wall between East Germany and West Germany. The border was a series of fences and other fortifications. It was normally referred to as the 'inner German border' or the 'Iron Curtain'. The Berlin wall was between West Berlin and East Berlin. Note 'East Germany' and West Germany' were names used by the English-language media. The proper names of the two countries was 'Deutsche Demokratische Republik' (DDR = German Democratic Republic) and 'Bundesrepublik Deutschland' (=BRD, Federal Republic of Germany). East Berlin was part of the DDR. West Berlin was not part of the BRD, it was a separate entity.
What part of Germany was under communist?
East Germany and East Berlin.
