States of Germany (in German)
The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has 16 states (German: Bundesländer singular: Bundesland). The biggest is Bavaria and the smallest is Bremen. Most of them were created after the Second World War. Some states have historical roots from the early Middle Ages.
State creation since 1949:
Population and area in km² as of November 2014:
| Flag and Bundesland | German name | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Part of FRG |
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 Baden-Württemberg | Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | 10,880,000 | 35,751 | 1952 |
 Bavaria | Bayern | Munich (München) | 12,844,000 | 70,550 | 1949 |
 Berlin | Berlin | Berlin | 3,520,000 | 892 | 1990 |
 Brandenburg | Brandenburg | Potsdam | 2,485,000 | 29,654 | 1990 |
 Bremen | Bremen | Bremen | 671,000 | 420 | 1949 |
 Hamburg | Hamburg | Hamburg | 1,787,000 | 755 | 1949 |
 Hesse | Hessen | Wiesbaden | 6,176,000 | 21,115 | 1949 |
 Lower Saxony | Niedersachsen | Hanover (Hannover) | 7,927,000 | 47,593 | 1949 |
 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Schwerin | 1,612,000 | 23,212 | 1990 |
 North Rhine-Westphalia | Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) | Düsseldorf | 17,865,000 | 34,113 | 1949 |
 Rhineland-Palatinate | Rheinland-Pfalz | Mainz | 4,053,000 | 19,854 | 1949 |
 Saarland | Saarland | Saarbrücken | 996,000 | 2,567 | 1957 |
 Saxony | Sachsen | Dresden | 4,085,000 | 18,449 | 1990 |
 Saxony-Anhalt | Sachsen-Anhalt | Magdeburg | 2,245,000 | 20,452 | 1990 |
 Schleswig-Holstein | Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel | 2,859,000 | 15,802 | 1949 |
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