West Germany

Also known as West-Deutschland, BR Dtld., history of West Germany from 1949 to 1990, Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1990)

Federal Republic of Germany in the period between its formation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification on 3 October 1990

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West Germany was a political entity that existed from its inception on May 23, 1949, until it was dissolved on October 3, 1990. The country covered an area of 248,577 and had a population of 63,250,000. Its telephone country code is +49.

The subject is categorized under "West Germany" in Commons. In academic literature, a PubMed query for West Germany yields 82,277 results. Additionally, the entity is referenced by 41,618 other encyclopedia articles in the Vinony graph.

Synthesized by Vinony from 9 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Research

82,277 papers

West Germany.Australian family physician · 1982Pacy H
HIV-2 (West Germany, 1984).Lancet (London, England) · 1987Werner A, Staszewski S, Helm EB et al.DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(87)91655-2
AIDS in West Germany.Lancet (London, England) · 1983L'age-Stehr J, Kunze R, Koch MADOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(83)91131-5
Report from West Germany.North Carolina medical journal · 1981Felts JH
[BYSSINOSIS].ReviewDeutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 1964REPLOH H, KLOSTERKOETTER WDOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1113262
Between Stigmatization and Acceptance: Diabetic Patients as Civil Servants in West Germany, 1950-1970.NTM · 2022Prüll LDOI: 10.1007/s00048-022-00325-y
[The legal status of the cadaver in West Germany].ReviewAnatomischer Anzeiger · 1987Schittek L
Sociology of hospitals and of patient-physician interaction in West Germany.ReviewSocial science & medicine (1982) · 1989Kohlmann T, Siegrist JDOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(89)90133-0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: sovereign state
Part of: history of Germany
Demonym: Wessi
Country: Germany
Contains: Saarland
Continent: Europe
Capital: Bonn
Official language: German
Currency: Deutsche Mark
Population: 63250000
Area: 248577
Form of government: parliamentary republic
Anthem: Deutschlandlied
Shares border with: Danish Realm
Calling code: +49
Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Flag: flag of Germany
Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Germany

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short name: ФРГ
Commons category: West Germany
topic's main category: Category:West Germany
territory claimed by: German Democratic Republic
native label: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
replaced by: Germany
replaces: Allied Control Council
P11012: Slovakia
diplomatic relation: German Democratic Republic
inception: 1949-05-23
member of: United Nations
language used: German
facet of: Germany
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1990-10-03

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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofGermany

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. The state did not cease to exist after reunification but continued as the Federal Republic in an enlarged territory. Population statistics according to Federal Statistical Office of Germany. In the state of Saarland, between January 1957 and July 1959, the French franc and Saar franc. 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). 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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