How did the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR become one state?
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Correct answer to question 204: Today's five eastern federal states joined the Federal Republic of Germany.
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On 3 October 1990, the five newly formed East German states joined the Federal Republic under Article 23 of the Basic Law. The GDR thereby ceased to exist; no new constitution was adopted.
The question in German, as it appears in the test
Wie wurden die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR zu einem Staat?
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