East Germany (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

The German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik), commonly known as East Germany, is a socialist state in Central Europe. East Germany established in a region of Germany which was occupied by Soviet forces at the end of the Second World War — the Soviet Occupation Zone of the Potsdam Agreement. The Soviet zone surrounded West Berlin, but did not include it; as a result, West Berlin remained outside the control of the GDR. It is bordered by West Germany to the west, by Czech Federation to the south, by Poland to the east. East Germany also has a maritime border with Scandinavia to the north. The country's capital is East Berlin, while West Berlin being a part of West Germany.