abstract:"German Federal Republic" (Bundesrepublik Deutschland, BRD) was one of the terms used by the communist German Democratic Republic to refer to the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1950s until 1968, when they started using the term "BRD". Both terms were seen as derogatory by the West German government.
Or, if you think of Berlin, you think of Germany, a unified Germany or in the Federal Republic before German unification, Berlin was terribly important.
Dr. Angela Merkel came to symbolize the triumph of freedom by becoming the first East German to serve as chancellor of a united FederalRepublic of Germany.
Mr. KARSTEN VOIGT (Coordinator, German-American Cooperation, Foreign Office of the FederalRepublic of Germany): The mood is that the Germany is soft on Iran.
On 22 June 1987, U.S. intelligence concerning Rabta was shared with the Federal Ministry for Inter-German Relations, the interface between Bonn and the German Democratic Republic.