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West Germany was the informal English nameIn German, ''Westdeutschland'' was more often and is still used to distinguish the contiguous western states from to 1990 , during which years the Federal Republic did not include the German Democratic Republic (informally known in English as East Germany ). Since the German Democratic Republic disbanded itself, with its constituent ''Länder'' Acceding To The Federal Republic on October 3 , 1990 , the Federal Republic has been known simply as Germany . West Germany was declared "fully sovereign" May 5 , 1955 , although the British , French and US militaries remained in the country, just as the Soviet Army remained in East Germany. West Germany's Capital was Bonn . Germans sometimes now refer to the old West Germany as ''die Bonner Republik'' – the Bonn Republic. GEOGRAPHICAL USAGE In geographical terms usually Rhineland and Westphalia are considered to be western Germany. SEE ALSO History Of Germany Since 1945 , German Reunification , and West Berlin . NOTES |
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