Talk:West Germany

"Both states ceased to exist after the reunification of Germany in 1990."

I don't believe that's correct. The country continues to be formally known as the Federal Republic of Germany, the 1949 constitution is in effect, Ms Merkel is considered the eighth chancellor under the current definition of that role rather than the third, the Bundestag is in its eighteenth session, and Helmut Schmidt is afforded the same honors as a former Chancellor as Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schroder are. It would be more accurate to say that the FRG absorbed the GDR. Turtle Fan (talk) 16:36, June 22, 2015 (UTC)