Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, and it has a

short coastline on the North and Baltic Seas. The northern part of the country is mostly

flat. The terrain is hilly in Central and Southern Germany. The Alps run along the border

with Austria. More than one quarter of the land is still under forest cover. Major rivers

include Rhine in the west, Danube in the south, Elbe and Weser in the north, and Oder in

the east. The climate is moderate; mild summers and cool winters. Major exports are

machinery, motor vehicles, electrical equipment and chemicals. The estimated population

in 1996 was 77,030,00. Germany's capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany is a federal

republic, the government's main bodies include a parliament, a federal chancellor and a

cabinet. In order to better understand the present state in Germany, I am presenting a

Germany was a unified country from 1871 to 1945. When Hitler committed

suicide in Berlin that year, Germany was left in ruins. Bombings had destroyed cities,

7 December The GDR government begins 'round-table' discussions with

Events Leading up to German Reunification

and pensions were also converted. Although there was some argument, Helmut Kohl

7 November The GDR government resigns.

World War II the Soviet Union appointed German communists to office and set up a

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