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Climate Cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm, tropical foehn wind; high relative humidity Currency Euro Dollar (as of 2002) Fromally the Mark. It was reestablished (1948) as the deutsche mark in West Germany and the ostmark in East Germany. When Germany unified in 1990, the deutsche mark, divided into 100 pfennige, became the national monetary unit. It remained one of the world's strongest currencies until being replaced by the euro and demonetised. Language German (Deutsch) although it is not hard to find someone with at least a basic knowledge of English and people here are always willing to help. Art & Culture As one of Europe's leading cultural centers, Berlin has always impressed visitors with its diversity of museums, palaces and historic edifices. Berlin's historic significance as a former royal residence comes alive on almost every corner, especially in the eastern part of the city. Three opera houses, a large number of theaters, cinemas, cabarets and the renowned Berliner Philharmonie offer cultural experiences for everyone. Population 83,029,536 (July 2001 est.) German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Polish, Spanish)