East Germany

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East Germany

  2. (historical, 1949–1990) A former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990. Official name: German Democratic Republic. Capital: East Berlin.
    • 2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN‎[1]:
      In August 2021, Williams visited the Republic of Molossia, an 11.3-acre micronation in Nevada that declared independence from the United States of America in 1998, where he was given a personal tour by “His Excellency President Kevin Baugh.” He learned about the Republic of Molossia’s ongoing “war” with now-defunct East Germany, how the local currency (the “valora”) is backed by chocolate chip cookie dough instead of gold, and had his passport stamped and his photo taken on the “border” with the United States.
  4. (since 1990) A geographic region of Germany, consisting of the states formerly part of the Cold War-era East Germany, also known as Eastern Germany.

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