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| Anthem | "Preußenlied" | |||||||||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Berlin | |||||||||||
| Language | German | |||||||||||
| Demonym | East German | |||||||||||
| Government | Federal Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic (1949–1952) Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic (1952–1966) Military dictatorship (1966–1981) | |||||||||||
| Head of State | Wilhelm Pieck (1949-1960) Johannes Dieckmann (1960) Walter Ulbricht (1960-1966) Prince Louis Ferdinand von Hohenzollern (1966-1981) | |||||||||||
| Area | 108,333 km² | |||||||||||
| Established | 7 October, 1949 | |||||||||||
| Currency | Deutsche Mark | |||||||||||
East Germany was a sovereign state that existed under different regimes from its establishment in 1949 to the dissolution and the establishment of the New Kingdom of Prussia in 1981.