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 Position of Schleswig-Holstein within Germany | |
| Country | Germany |
| Capital | Kiel |
| Government | |
| • Minister President | Daniel Günther (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU / Greens / FDP |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,763 km2 (6,086 sq mi) |
| Population (November 2006) | |
| • Total | 2,834,305 |
| • Density | 179.807/km2 (465.699/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | schleswig-holstein.de |
Schleswig-Holstein (Danish: Slesvig-Holsten, Low Saxon: Sleeswiek-Holstain, Frisian: Sleeswyk-Holstein, North Frisian: Schleswig-Holstian) is the northernmost of the 16 states (German: Bundesländer) in Germany.
Schleswig-Holstein borders on Denmark in the North, the North Sea in the West, the Baltic Sea and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the East, and Lower Saxony and Hamburg in the South. Kiel is the capital of this state.
There are 4 independent towns:
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