Salzburgerland or Salzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈsaltsbʊɐ̯k]; German: [ˈzaltsbʊɐ̯k] (listen); literally "Salt Fortress"; Austro-Bavarian: Soizbuagcode: bar is deprecated ), officially Land Salzburg, (German: Land Salzburg, East Central Austro-Bavarian: Laund Soizbuerg) is one of the states of Austria. It has 7,156 square kilometres (2,763 sq mi) and about 546,000 inhabitants (2016). Its capital city is Salzburg.