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West' Ger'many
a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 62,080,000; 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km).
Cap.: Bonn. Official name,
Federal Republic of Germany. Cf.
Germany. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.