Germany was two different countries long ago. In 1990, these two parts joined together to become one nation. Usually, when a country becomes one, people hope everything will be the same. However, experts say that the East and the West are still different in many ways. Today, many people in Germany still see a divide in jobs and the population.
After the country joined together, many factories in the East began closing. Because there were no jobs, many young workers started to leave. They decided to move to big cities in the West to find better work. This was a difficult time for families. Most people who left were young and wanted a better life. Because they moved away, the birth rate in the East became very low. People were not having babies there as much as before.
Now, many years later, the East has many old people but not enough young workers. Some people who left long ago finally came back to their small towns, but the population is still small. Today, a person born in the East often has a different life than a person born in the West. Some people say the West has more big companies and more money.
The government tries to help the East, but change is slow. Not everyone remembers the time when the country was in two parts, but the history is still important. Young people today look for ways to make the two sides equal. Their parents remember the old days, but the new generation wants to work together in the same groups. Germany is one country now, but it still looks for a way to fix these old divisions so everyone has the same hope for the future.