Germany in the shadow of the Wall
Germany marks the fall of the Berlin Wall – the Cold War frontline between democracy and Communism – on November 9. But 25 years after the dramatic event that led to reunification, deep divisions remain

WEST

FRANCE

BELGIUM

NETH.

GERMANY

POLAND

CZECH REP.

SLOVAKIA

HUNGARY

AUSTRIA

Hamburg

Bonn

Frankfurt

Munich

Berlin

Dresden

Former East Germany

100 miles
160km

Population of Germany: 80,327,700 (2011)
64.46m

Gross Domestic Product: €2,737.6 billion (2013)
€2,328.3

Jobless rate: 6.9% (by state, 2013)
4.2%-11.9%

Average earnings (Full-time employee per month, 2013)
€3,296-€3,886

Population aged over 65 (2011)
19%-22%

Living below the poverty line (having income 60% below average, 2012)
14.2%

EAST

15.86m

€409.3bn

8.9%-13.2%

€2,797-€3,321

22%-25%

20.3%

Sources: EURES, Federal Statistical Office and the statistical Offices of the Laender,
Statistisches Bundesamt, wsws.org