Political Map of Germany

Germany is a country in central Europe, bordered by Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France and Luxembourg to the southwest, and Belgium and the Netherlands to the northwest.
Germany has a population of about 82 million, An important economic force in Europe, Germany has the largest economy in Europe and the fourth largest economy in the world. Thirty-seven Fortune Global 500 companies are headquartered in Germany, including many major car brands, like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen.

Germany is separated into sixteen states, or Lander, which are governed at the state level and subdivided into districts. Each state in Germany is headquartered in its capital city. Berlin is the capital of Germany. Bavaria is the largest state in Germany, making up the southeastern quadrant of the country. The most populous state in Germany is North Rhine-Westphalia, headquartered in Dusseldorf.

Political Divisions of Germany   State Capital Baden-Wurttemberg Stuttgart Bavaria Munich Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Potsdam Bremen Bremen Hamburg Hamburg Hesse Wiesbaden Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin Lower Saxony Hanover North Rhine-Westphalia Dusseldorf Rhineland-Palatinate Mainz Saarland Saarbrucken Saxony Dresden Saxony-Anhalt Madgeburg Schleswig-Holstein Kiel Thuringia Erfurt

Major Cities in Germany
Berlin is the capital of Germany and its most populous city, with about 3.5 million inhabitants. Located in the state of the same name, Berlin is situated in eastern Germany. Berlin is known for its museums, architecture, world-class universities and research institutes.

Other major cities in Germany include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, and Stuttgart.

State	Pop-2003	Pop-2002	Pop-1991	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital	German name
Baden-Wurttemberg	10,670,000	10,661,000	10,001,840	35,752	13,804	Stuttgart	Baden-Wurttemberg
Bavaria	12,392,000	12,387,000	11,595,970	70,549	27,239	Munich	Bayern
Berlin	3,392,000	3,392,000	3,434,000	892	344	Berlin	Berlin
Brandenburg	2,577,000	2,582,000	2,542,723	29,477	11,381	Potsdam	Brandenburg
Bremen	663,000	662,000	683,684	404	156	Bremen	Bremen
Hamburg	1,732,000	1,729,000	1,668,700	755	292	Hamburg	Hamburg
Hesse	6,088,000	6,092,000	5,837,330	21,115	8,153	Wiesbaden	Hessen
Lower Saxony	7,983,000	7,980,000	7,475,790	47,618	18,385	Hanover	Niedersachsen
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania	1,739,000	1,745,000	1,923,959	23,173	8,947	Schwerin	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
North Rhine-Westphalia	18,071,000	18,076,000	17,509,866	34,083	13,159	Dusseldorf	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rhineland-Palatinate	4,054,000	4,058,000	3,821,235	19,847	7,663	Mainz	Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland	1,063,000	1,065,000	1,072,963	2,569	992	Saarbrucken	Saarland
Saxony	4,337,000	4,349,000	4,678,877	18,413	7,109	Dresden	Sachsen
Saxony-Anhalt	2,540,000	2,549,000	2,823,324	20,445	7,894	Magdeburg	Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein	2,817,000	2,817,000	2,648,532	15,763	6,086	Kiel	Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia	2,385,000	2,392,000	2,637,261	16,172	6,244	Erfurt	Thuringen
16 states	82,503,000	82,537,000	80,356,054	357,027	137,849

Note  : - Pop-2003: Mikrozensus 2003-05.
              Pop-2002: Results of the population update, 2002-12-31.

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Last Updated On : September 11, 2012

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