East Germany has narrowed economic gap with West Germany since fall of communism, but still lags
Despite improvements in recent decades, the former East Germany trails the former West on several important economic measures.
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Despite improvements in recent decades, the former East Germany trails the former West on several important economic measures.
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African immigrants make up a small share of the U.S. immigrant population, but their numbers are growing – roughly doubling every decade since 1970.
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This region in Eastern Europe has been predominately female since at least WWII.
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