West Germany is developed. The per capita GDP43 of East Germany is 32,000 US dollars, while that of West Germany is 46,000 US dollars. In terms of living standards, East Germany is only two-thirds of that of West Germany, so West Germany is developed. The Federal Republic of Germany was generally called the Federal Republic of Germany before the reunification of Germany and West Germany. Located in central Europe, it is bordered by the German Democratic Republic and Czech Republic in the east, Austria and Switzerland in the south, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the west, and Denmark, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea in the north. It is the country with the largest number of European neighbors. The area is about 357,000 square kilometers, and the terrain is low in the north and high in the south. The German Democratic Republic (GDR), referred to as East Germany for short, was a socialist country that existed in Central Europe from June 7, 1949 to June 3, 1990. The capital is Berlin (East Berlin), which implements the socialist system and the planned economy system. It is a member of the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the Committee for Mutual Economic Assistance. Land area 107 minute, 77 18 square kilometer.