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HISTORY. The Federal Republic of Germany became a sovereign independent country on 5 May 1955 and is a member of EEC, the Council of Europe, Western European Union, Nato, the European Coal and Steel Community, Euratom, the European Monetary Agreement and the Agencies of the UN.
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Paxton, J. (1980). Federal Republic of Germany. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271098_59
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