West Germany

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Cold War state capitalist economy former sovereign state liberal democracy

West Germany was the democratic, capitalist western portion of Germany during the Cold War, which became an economic powerhouse and key NATO member after World War II.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
West Germany canonical 445
Federal Republic of Germany 151
West Germany national football team 14

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War state ⓘ
capitalist economy ⓘ
former sovereign state ⓘ
liberal democracy ⓘ
alliedWith France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
borderedBy Austria ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ
France ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
capital Bonn ⓘ
constitution Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
constitutionEffectiveFrom 1949-05-23 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
currency Deutsche Mark ⓘ
dateDissolved 1990-10-03 ⓘ
dateEstablished 1949-05-23 ⓘ
deFactoCapital Bonn ⓘ
demonym West German ⓘ
economicStatus export-oriented economy ⓘ
major industrial power ⓘ
economicSystem social market economy ⓘ
endTime 1990-10-03 ⓘ
executiveCapital Bonn ⓘ
firstChancellor Konrad Adenauer ⓘ
firstPresident President of Germany ⓘ
surface form: Theodor Heuss
followedBy Germany ⓘ
surface form: reunified Federal Republic of Germany
foreignPolicyDoctrine Ostpolitik ⓘ
Westbindung ⓘ
governmentType federal parliamentary republic ⓘ
hadOccupationStatusUntil 1955 ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Chancellor ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
ideology pro-Western liberal democracy ⓘ
joinedEuropeanCommunities 1957 ⓘ
joinedNATO 1955 ⓘ
judicialCapital Karlsruhe ⓘ
language German ⓘ
lastChancellor Helmut Kohl ⓘ
lastPresident Richard von Weizsäcker ⓘ
legislativeCapital Bonn ⓘ
locatedIn Central Europe ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
memberOf Council of Europe ⓘ
European Economic Community ⓘ
surface form: European Communities

NATO ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

OECD ⓘ
surface form: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
mergedInto Germany ⓘ
notableEvent German reunification ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder ⓘ
officialName West Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
opposedTo Eastern Bloc regimes ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Bloc

Soviet Union ⓘ
partOf NATO ⓘ
politicalSystem multi-party system ⓘ
precededBy Allied occupation of Germany ⓘ
surface form: Allied-occupied Germany

Allied occupation of Germany ⓘ
surface form: American occupation zone in Germany

Allied occupation of Germany ⓘ
surface form: British occupation zone in Germany

Allied occupation of Germany ⓘ
surface form: French occupation zone in Germany
reunifiedWith East Germany ⓘ
securityAllianceRole key NATO member ⓘ
shortName West Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: FRG
startTime 1949-05-23 ⓘ
statusDuringColdWar frontline state in Europe ⓘ

Referenced by (641)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marshall Plan → benefitedCountry → West Germany ⓘ
Western Europe → historicallyIncludes → West Germany ⓘ
Organisation for European Economic Co-operation → originalMembers → West Germany ⓘ
ERP → beneficiaryCountry → West Germany ⓘ
West Germany → officialName → West Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany → shortName → West Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: FRG
Allied occupation of Germany → followedBy → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Allied occupation of Germany → appliesToJurisdiction → West Germany ⓘ
Nazi Germany → followedBy → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Germany → historicalPredecessor → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
Villa Marlier → ownedBy → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany (postwar)
Deutsche Mark → country → West Germany ⓘ
Deutsche Mark → introducedIn → West Germany ⓘ
Deutsche Mark → usedIn → West Germany ⓘ
Deutsche Mark → usedIn → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Deutsche Mark → coinsIssuedBy → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Wirtschaftswunder → country → West Germany ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder → associatedWithInstitution → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: West German federal government
Wirtschaftswunder → appliesTo → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
ECA → appliesToJurisdiction → West Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Economic Cooperation Administration
Michael Strahan → spentChildhoodIn → West Germany ⓘ
West Berlin → countryDuringExistence → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
West Berlin → partOf → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany (politically)
West Berlin → hadSpecialStatusIn → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Kennedy's European tour of 1963 → hasParticipant → West Germany ⓘ
Kennedy's European tour of 1963 → hasParticipant → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Kennedy's European tour of 1963 → countryVisited → West Germany ⓘ
Berlin Wall → country → West Germany ⓘ
Berlin Wall → opposedBy → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Herbert Marcuse → countryOfDeath → West Germany ⓘ
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany → initiallyAppliedTo → West Germany ⓘ
fall of the Berlin Wall → country → West Germany ⓘ
Cold War cooperation → hasParticipants → West Germany ⓘ
European Economic Community → country → West Germany ⓘ
European Economic Community → foundingMember → West Germany ⓘ
Allied Expeditionary Air Force → areaOfOperations → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Germany
Reichsmark → successorCurrencyRegion → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Konrad Adenauer → countryOfCitizenship → West Germany ⓘ
Konrad Adenauer → placeOfDeath → West Germany ⓘ
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) → hostCountry → West Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) → hostCountry → West Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) → hostNation → West Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) → tookPlaceInCountryAtTheTime → West Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
1974 FIFA World Cup → hostCountry → West Germany ⓘ
1974 FIFA World Cup → hostCountry → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Germany
European Coal and Steel Community → founder → West Germany ⓘ
European Coal and Steel Community → foundingMemberState → West Germany ⓘ
Westbindung → country → West Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
Westbindung → appliesToPart → West Germany ⓘ
Helsinki Accords → signatoryCountry → West Germany ⓘ