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Also know as East Germany, the DDR was proclaimed in the Soviet
sector of occupied Germany on October 7, 1949. East Germany
became sovereign in 1954, but Soviet troops remain for security
purposes based on the 4-power Potsdam agreement between the
allies. East Germany suffered severe economic problems through
the 1960s when a "New Economic System" was introduced to ease
central planning and create greater productivity. By the 1970s
the economy was highly industrialized and in May 1972 the few
remaining private companies were sold to the government. The
nation has one of the highest standards of living in the
communist world, but recent growth has slowed due to resource
shortages and a severe foreign debt. @