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Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Note: Following Federal Assembly elections on September 27, 2009, the seat distribution was as follows: Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), 239; Social Democratic Party, 146; Free Democratic Party (FDP), 93; the Left, 76; and Alliance '90/The Greens, 68. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU/CSU) was reelected by the Federal Assembly on October 28, 2009.
Political Status: Divided into British, French, Soviet, and U.S. occupation zones in July 1945; Federal Republic of Germany under democratic parliamentary regime established in Western zones on May 23, 1949; German Democratic Republic established under Communist auspices in Soviet zone on October 7, 1949; unified as the Federal Republic of Germany on October 3, 1990.
Area: 137,854 sq. mi. (357,041 sq. km.).
Population: 82,360,000 (2008E).
Major Urban Centers (2007E): BERLIN ...