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Which five states were reestablished in East Germany before unification?

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Upon the reunification of Germany on October 3, 1990, the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany as five reestablished Länder (states). These states are:

Brandenburg
Mecklenburg–West Pomerania
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
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