How many federal states were added to the Federal Republic of Germany at reunification in 1990?
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Correct answer to question 218: 5
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On 3 October 1990, five new federal states joined the Federal Republic: Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. East and West Berlin were merged into a single state.
The question in German, as it appears in the test
Wie viele Bundesländer kamen bei der Wiedervereinigung 1990 zur Bundesrepublik Deutschland hinzu?
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