East Germany (TheodoresTomfooleries)

German Democratic Republic Deutsche Demokratische Republik (German)
Flag Emblem
Motto: "Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt Euch!" "Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: "Auferstanden aus Ruinen" ("Risen from Ruins")
Location of East Germany in Europe
Capital and	East Berlin 52°31′N 13°24′E
Official languages	German Sorbian
Religion	See Religion in East Germany
Demonym(s)	East German German
Government	Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic
• General Secretary State Chairman	Hans-Joachim Willerding
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Sahra Wagenknecht
Legislature	Volkskammer
Area
• Total	108,875 km2 (42,037 sq mi) (106)
Population
• 2023 estimate	17,911,630
• Density	164/km2 (424.8/sq mi) (82)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$492.976 billion (50th)
• Per capita	$27,522 (66th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$246.488 billion (54th)
• Per capita	$13,761 (67th)
Gini (2023)	18.5 low
HDI (2023)	0.815 very high
Currency	East German mark (DDM)
Time zone	UTC+1
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2
Calling code	+37
ISO 3166 code	[[Wikipedia:ISO 3166-2:DD|DD]]
Internet TLD	.dd

The German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR, GDR), in English commonly called East Germany, is a country in the eastern region of Central Europe, bordered by West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany) to the west, Poland to the east, and Czechoslovakia to the south, with a 373 km coastline on the Baltic Sea. East Germany is a communist state where the Socialist Unity Party holds power in a one-party state.