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Time Line

Germany 1871 Flag

Germany
(1905 - 1945)

East Germany Flag

East Germany
(1953 - 1998)

West Germany
(1956 - 1994)

United Germany
(Since 1994)

Post World War II Zones

American Zone
(1945 - 1956)

Great Britain Flag

British Zone
(1945 - 1956)

French Zone
(1945 - 1956)

Soviet Zone
(1945 - 1953)

Saarland
(1919 - 1945)

Military Forces

Belgium in Germany	U.K. in Germany	Canada in Germany	Netherlands in Germany
France in Germany	Germany in France	Germany in the Netherlands	Soviet Union in Germany
U.S.A. in Germany (1946 - 1959)	U.S.A. in Germany (1960 - today)	U.S.A. in Germany (Miscellaneous)

Brief Background

Germany Map

Location	Western Europe
Capital	Berlin
Main Religion	Christianity (catholicism and protestantism)
National Language	German. Sorbian and Danish are languages with minority rights.
History	In 1949 the country was split into the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). East Germany joined West Germany 1990. Member of the European Union.
International Oval	D
ISO Code	DE