Before revision: Germany from 1949 to 1990 Federal Republic of Germany For nearly all of the 41 years that Germany was split into two countries, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) .
After revision: Germany from 1949 to 1990 Federal Republic of Germany Flags of the two Germanies at the United Nations, 1973From 7 October 1949 until 3 October 1990, there were the two sovereign countries co-existing in Germany: the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany .