Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine—but one which has some of its major cities straddling ... (More)

Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of the country. With an area of 70,548 square kilometers (27,200 sq mi) and almost 12.5 million inhabitants,... (More)

Berlin
Berlin is the capital city and one of 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous ... (More)

Bremen
The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen) is the smallest of Germanys 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen (State of Bremen). ... (More)

Hamburg
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany (after Berlin) and the seventh-largest city in the European Union. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg Metropolitan Re... (More)

Hesse
Hesse (pronounced /h?s/) or Hessia (German: Hessen [?h?s?n], Hessisch: Hesse [?h?s?]) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km2 (8,150 sq mi) and just over six million inhabitants. The state ca... (More)

Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany. In rural areas Low German is still spoken, but the number of speakers is ... (More)

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a state in northern Germany. The capital city is Schwerin. The state was formed through the merger of the historic regions of Mecklenburg and Vorpommern after World War II, d... (More)

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW) is the westernmost, most populous, and most economically powerful state of Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia has over 18 million ... (More)

Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of Germany. It has an area of 19,846 square kilometers (7,663 sq mi) and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also common... (More)

Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a state of Germany, located in the southeastern part of present-day Germany. It is the tenth-largest German state in area (18,413 km²) and the sixth largest in population (... (More)

Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a state of Germany. It has an area of 20,447 square kilometers (7,895 sq mi) and a population of 2.4 million (more than 2.8 million in 1990). Its capital is Magdeburg. Saxony-Anhalt s... (More)

Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the two historical duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are Lüb... (More)