West Germany

West Germany was the part of Germany that was occupied by the western powers after World War II. About three quarters of Germany was included in West Germany which existed from 1945 till reunification in the late 1980's. The other quarter of Germany was a communist cstate known as East Grmany.

West Germany was a federal Democracy with Bonn as its capital. West Germany was also a founder member of the European Union. West Germany established a Social democratic economic system with a large welfare state and some degree of state intervention in the economy. Under this system West Germany became the most prowerful economy in Europe.

After communism collapsed in Eastern Europe both parts of Germany chose democratically to reunite and West Germany ceased to exist. The part of united Germany that was West Germany is still sometimes called Former West Germany.