Foreign remittances from the diaspora now account for almost 20 percent of GDP by some estimates, and new cars frequent the streets of the capital.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

It is now again the capital but Berlin is balanced off by Munich and by Frankfurt in some important ways.

现在,柏林尽管又成为首都,但在某些方面,还只能与慕尼黑和法兰克福平起平坐

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

The capital was calm and businesses operated normally although some embassies were closed.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18