tion that is less than 2,000 and 49.7 million live in towns with inhabitants that fall between 2,000 and 100,000. However, population started to decline in the 1970's due to the dropping birthrates. Germany has one of the lowest birthrates in the world. In the west the rate is 10.5 births per 1,000 inhabitants per year.
             The German language has a number of dialects. The different dialects make it possible to determine what region a German is from by the dialect and pronunciation. They differ so much that if a Frisian, Mecklenburger, and a Bavarian were to have a conversation in their natural dialects, they would have great difficulty understanding each other.
             While the country was split in two states a political vocabulary was created. The new words were created and not understood in other parts of the country. The common language was a link that brought the divided nation together.
             The considerable cultural autonomy of the states has led t the formation of large and s
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