what is the capital city of west germany?
Bonn
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 After Germany surrendered , the Allies partitioned Berlin and Germany 's remaining territory into four military occupation zones . The western sectors , controlled by France , the United Kingdom , and the United States , were merged on 23 May 1949 to form the Federal Republic of Germany ( Bundesrepublik Deutschland ) ; on 7 October 1949 , the Soviet Zone became the German Democratic Republic ( Deutsche Demokratische Republik ) . They were informally known as " West Germany " and " East Germany " . East Germany selected East Berlin as its capital , while West Germany chose Bonn as a provisional capital , to emphasise its stance that the two @-@ state solution was an artificial and temporary status quo . 

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 West Germany was established as a federal parliamentary republic with a " social market economy " . Starting in 1948 West Germany became a major recipient of reconstruction aid under the Marshall Plan and used this to rebuild its industry . Konrad Adenauer was elected the first Federal Chancellor ( Bundeskanzler ) of Germany in 1949 and remained in office until 1963 . Under his and Ludwig Erhard 's leadership , the country enjoyed prolonged economic growth beginning in the early 1950s , that became known as an " economic miracle " ( Wirtschaftswunder ) . West Germany joined NATO in 1955 and was a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1957 . 

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 Hitler had long intended to architecturally reconstruct the German capital Berlin into a new imperial metropolis , which he decided in 1942 to rename Germania upon its scheduled completion in 1950 . The name was specifically chosen to make it the clear central point of the envisioned Germanic empire , and to re @-@ enforce the notion of a united Germanic @-@ Nordic state upon the Germanic peoples of Europe . 

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 Germany ( / ˈdʒɜːrməni / ; German : Deutschland , pronounced [ ˈdɔʏtʃlant ] ) , officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland , listen ) , is a sovereign state and federal parliamentary republic in central @-@ western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357 @,@ 021 square kilometres ( 137 @,@ 847 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . Its capital and largest city is Berlin . With about 81 @.@ 8 million inhabitants , Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular human migration destination . 

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 Germany was a founding member of the European Union in 1993 . It is part of the Schengen Area , and became a co @-@ founder of the Eurozone in 1999 . Germany is a member of the United Nations , NATO , the G8 , the G20 , and the OECD . The national military expenditure is the 9th highest in the world . Known for its rich cultural history , Germany has been continuously the home of influential artists , philosophers , musicians , sportspeople , entrepreneurs , scientists and inventors . 
