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In 1955, the same year that the Warsaw Pact was created, the [[Soviet Union (Yoyoman|Soviet Union]] under a [[Mikoyan's Era|new administration]] led by {{wp|Anastas Mikoyan}} issued out {{wp|ultimatum|ultimatums}} to all of the nations of the Warsaw Pact, the ultimatiums demanded for [[Mikoyanism|total integration into the Soviet Union]] in return for guarenteed {{wp|economic aid}} and {{wp|political stability}}. East Germany was one of the first nations to accept the ultimatum, officially joining the Soviet Union and became a [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet republic]] on the 27th of September 1955. Over the years, West Germany's population saw the changes that came to {{wp|East Berlin}} after the integration, and became more alligned with {{wp|socialism|socialist ideals}}. After the rise of the {{wp|1973 oil crisis|Oil Crisis}}, West Germany underwent a [[German revolution of 1973|revolution]] which installed a communist regime, eventually joined the Soviet Union and reunified with the German SSR. | In 1955, the same year that the Warsaw Pact was created, the [[Soviet Union (Yoyoman|Soviet Union]] under a [[Mikoyan's Era|new administration]] led by {{wp|Anastas Mikoyan}} issued out {{wp|ultimatum|ultimatums}} to all of the nations of the Warsaw Pact, the ultimatiums demanded for [[Mikoyanism|total integration into the Soviet Union]] in return for guarenteed {{wp|economic aid}} and {{wp|political stability}}. East Germany was one of the first nations to accept the ultimatum, officially joining the Soviet Union and became a [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet republic]] on the 27th of September 1955. Over the years, West Germany's population saw the changes that came to {{wp|East Berlin}} after the integration, and became more alligned with {{wp|socialism|socialist ideals}}. After the rise of the {{wp|1973 oil crisis|Oil Crisis}}, West Germany underwent a [[German revolution of 1973|revolution]] which installed a communist regime, eventually joined the Soviet Union and reunified with the German SSR. | ||
=Etymology= | |||
The English word ''Germany'' derives from the Latin ''Germania'', which came into use after [[Julius Caesar]] adopted it for the peoples east of the {{wp|Rhine}}. The {{wp|German language|German}} term ''Deutschland'', originally ''diutisciu land'' ('the German lands') is derived from Deutsch, descended from {{wp|Old High German}} ''diutisc'''of the people' (from ''diot or diota'' 'people'), originally used to distinguish the {{wp|Vernacular|language of the common people}} from {{wp|Latin}} and its {{wp|Romance languages|Neo-Latin descendants}}. | |||
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German Soviet Socialist Republic | |
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| Motto: Arbeiter aller Länder: Vereinigt euch! "Workers of the world, unite!" | |
Anthem: Auferstanden aus Ruinen
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| Capital and | Berlin |
| Official languages | Russian German |
| Religion | Secularism |
| Demonym(s) | German, Soviet, German Soviet |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party Soviet socialist republic |
• Prime Minister | Kevin Kühnert |
• First Secretary of the Communist Party of Germany | Saskia Esken |
| Legislature | Supreme Soviet |
| History History of communist rule & Soviet occupation. | |
• GDR established | 7 October 1949 |
| 14 May 1955 | |
• Integration into the Soviet Union | 27 September 1955 |
| 21 August 1973 | |
• Independence from the Soviet Union | 27 October 1987 |
• Soviet invasion & reintegration | September-August 1994 |
| 31 December 1999 | |
• Current constitution | 25 February 2016 |
| Area | |
• | 357,600 km2 (138,100 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2023 census | 84,607,016 |
| HDI |  0.893very high |
| Currency | Soviet Ruble (SUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Date format | CE, mm/dd/yyyy |
| Driving side | "right" |
| Calling code | +7 |
| ISO 3166 code | SU |
| Internet TLD | .su |
The German Soviet Socialist Republic (German: Deutsche Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik; Russian: Германская Советская Социалистическая Республика), abbreviated as the German SSR, GerSSR and also known as Soviet Germany or just Germany, is one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union. Under the Soviet one-party model it is governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union through it's republican branch, the Communist Party of Germany.
Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent oblasts have a total population of over 84 million in an area of 357,600 km2 (138,100 sq mi). It borders Denmark, the Polish SSR, Czechoslovakian SSR, the Austrian SSR,Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin.
Settlement in Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic area, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic age onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. Following the Napoleonic Wars and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, the German Confederation was formed in 1815.
Formal unification of Germany into the modern nation commenced on 18 August 1866 with the establishing of the Prussian-led North German Confederation which later became the German Empire in 1871. After World War I, the Empire was in transformed into the Weimar Republic. The Nazi seizure of power in 1933 led to the establishment of Nazi Germany, World War II, and the Holocaust. After the end of World War II in Europe and a period of Allied occupation, in 1949, Germany as a whole was organized into two separate entities with limited sovereignty: the Federal Republic of Germany, generally known as West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic, known as East Germany, while Berlin continued its de jure Four Power status. The Federal Republic of Germany was a founding member of the European Economic Community and the European Union, while the German Democratic Republic was a communist Eastern Bloc state and member of the Warsaw Pact.
In 1955, the same year that the Warsaw Pact was created, the Soviet Union under a new administration led by Anastas Mikoyan issued out ultimatums to all of the nations of the Warsaw Pact, the ultimatiums demanded for total integration into the Soviet Union in return for guarenteed economic aid and political stability. East Germany was one of the first nations to accept the ultimatum, officially joining the Soviet Union and became a Soviet republic on the 27th of September 1955. Over the years, West Germany's population saw the changes that came to East Berlin after the integration, and became more alligned with socialist ideals. After the rise of the Oil Crisis, West Germany underwent a revolution which installed a communist regime, eventually joined the Soviet Union and reunified with the German SSR.
Etymology
The English word Germany derives from the Latin Germania, which came into use after Julius Caesar adopted it for the peoples east of the Rhine. The German term Deutschland, originally diutisciu land ('the German lands') is derived from Deutsch, descended from Old High German diutisc'of the people' (from diot or diota 'people'), originally used to distinguish the language of the common people from Latin and its Neo-Latin descendants.