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GERMAN CITIES
Berlin, located in northeastern Germany,
is the capital of Germany and one of the
16 states of Germany. With a population
of 3.5 million people, Berlin is Germany's
largest city. In 1949, the Federal Republic
of Germany was founded in West Germany,
while the German Democratic Republic
was proclaimed in East Germany.
West Berlin was surrounded by East German
territory, and East Germany proclaimed
the Eastern part of Berlin as its
capital. In 1961, East Germany began the
building of the Berlin Wall between East
and West Berlin. In 1989, with the end of
the Cold War and pressure from the East
German population, the Berlin Wall fell
on 9 November and was subsequently
mostly demolished. Today, the "East
Side Gallery" preserves a large portion of
the Wall which can be visited. On 3 October
1990, the two parts of Germany were
reunified as the Federal Republic of Ger-
Still you can see parts of the Berlin Wall in the city.
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