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die BRD
   the FRG (Federal Republic of Germany)
die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
   the Federal Republic of Germany

Traditionell waren die BRD-Gewerkschaften stärker in den Branchen organisiert, die überwiegend Männer beschäftigten.
Traditionally the unions in the FRG were more strongly organized in the fields that primarily employed men.
Die BRD hat 80 Millionen Einwohner.
The FRG has 80 million inhabitants.

Related:
die Republik republic
die DDR GDR (East Germany)
die Deutsche Demokratische Republik the German Democratic Republic (GDR)
die Volksrepublik China the People’s Republic of China

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