The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de MÃ©xico) is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba.
Confidence votes 57.9K. In many ways life in East Germany, like in most Eastern Bloc countries, was drab and dreary-and of course regulated by the state. The economy was not very well geared to consumers.The essentials of life (food, housing, basic clothing, public transport) were cheap.onfidence votes 57.9K. In many ways life in East Germany, like in most Eastern Bloc countries, was drab and dreary-and of course regulated by the state. The economy was not very well geared to consumers.
East Germany's new leader, Egon Krenz, called for free democratic elections. But it was not enough to turn the tide and once the Berlin Wall was breached, East Germany disintegrated. On 3 October 1990 the two Germanys merged to form a new united country.