6/ Today Germany π©πͺ is in political union with its EU πͺπΊneighbors (except Switzerlandπ¨π, of course), but there is still one border dispute with the Netherlands π³π± about the course of the border at the mouth of the Ems river, as covered in our thread on border disputes.
7/ This year will mark 33 years since reunification, when East joined West.
Much less well known is the "mini-reunification" when the Saar protectorate rejoined Germany. Following WWII it was a separate legal entity until 1957 (with own Olympics team)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saar_Protectorate
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