While Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are cities and federal states at the same time (similar to Washington D.C.) , the other 13 states cover larger territories of Germany. The biggest Geman state is Bavaria with a size of approx. 27 200 square miles which is comparable to the size of West Virginia.
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Federal states
Germany is divided into 16 federal states, each of which is responsible for governing itself and many of which have a long tradition of their own. The states are Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia.
While Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are cities and federal states at the same time (similar to Washington D.C.) , the other 13 states cover larger territories of Germany. The biggest Geman state is Bavaria with a size of approx. 27 200 square miles which is comparable to the size of West Virginia.
While Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are cities and federal states at the same time (similar to Washington D.C.) , the other 13 states cover larger territories of Germany. The biggest Geman state is Bavaria with a size of approx. 27 200 square miles which is comparable to the size of West Virginia.
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