German states (Bundesländer)
"Bundesländer" is the name for the states in Germany.
There are 16 states in Germany, which you can find on the map below. All states have their own government in their capital city and a coat of arms.
Map of Germany with different States
Baden-Württemberg
Capital: Stuttgart
Area/km²: 35 751
Inhabitants: 10 570 000
Bayern (Bavaria)
Capital: München
Area/km²: 70 550
Inhabitants: 12 500 000
Berlin
Capital: Berlin
Area/km²: 891
Inhabitants: 3 380 000
Brandenburg
Capital: Potsdam
Area/km²: 29 485
Inhabitants: 2 450 000
Bremen
Capital: Bremen
Area/km²: 419
Inhabitants: 655 000
Hamburg
Capital: Hamburg
Area/km²: 755
Inhabitants: 1 730 000
Hessen (Hesse)
Capital: Wiesbaden
Area/km²: 21 114
Inhabitants: 6 000 000
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Capital: Schwerin
Area/km²: 23 210
Inhabitants: 1 600 000
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)
Capital: Hannover
Area/km²: 47 614
Inhabitants: 7 780 000
Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Capital: Düsseldorf
Area/km²: 34 110
Inhabitants: 17 550 000
Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Capital: Mainz
Area/km²: 19 854
Inhabitants: 4 000 000
Saarland
Capital: Saarbrücken
Area/km²: 2 570
Inhabitants: 1 000 000
Sachsen (Saxony)
Capital: Dresden
Area/km²: 18 420
Inhabitants: 4 050 000
Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)
Capital: Magdeburg
Area/km²: 20 450
Inhabitants: 2 260 000
Schleswig-Holstein
Capital: Kiel
Area/km²: 15 800
Inhabitants: 2 800 000
Thüringen (Thuringia)
Capital: Erfurt
Area/km²: 16 172
Inhabitants: 2 170 000