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Germany is made up of 16 federal states, or Bundesländer.  The layout of the states of [[Germany]] was rearranged after [[World War II]], but the individual states have maintained their cultural identities.
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'''Bundesländer''' (singular, ''das Bundesland''; English, "federal states" or "federal provinces") are the largest political subdivisions of [[Austria]] and [[Germany]].


==List of German States and their Capitals (parenthesised)==
==Germany==


* Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
Germany is made up of 16 federal states, or Bundesländer.  The layout of the states of [[Germany]] was rearranged after [[World War II]], but the individual states have maintained their cultural identities. The main important fields of politics, the governments of the federal states control and finance, are education and police.
* [[Bavaria]] (Münich)
* Brandenburg (Potsdam)
* Hesse (Wiesbaden)
* Lower Saxony (Hanover)
* Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Schwerin)
* North Rhineland-Westphalia (Düsseldorf)
* Rhineland-Palatinate (Mainz)
* Saarland (Saarbrücken)
* Saxony (Dresden)
* Saxony-Anhalt (Magdeburg)
* Schleswig-Holnstein (Kiel)
* Thuringia (Erfurt)


Additionally, three cities are considered to be their own state.
===List of German States and their Capitals (parenthesised)===
Note: Where the german word differs from the english one it is found after a /.


* Berlin
* [[Baden-Württemberg]] ([[Stuttgart]])
* Bremen
* [[Bavaria]] / Bayern ([[Munich]] / München)
* Hamburg
* [[Brandenburg]] ([[Potsdam]])
* [[Hesse]] / Hessen ([[Wiesbaden]])
* [[Lower Saxony]] / Niedersachsen ([[Hanover]] / Hannover)
* [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]] / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ([[Schwerin]])
* [[North Rhineland-Westphalia]] / Nordrhein-Westfalen ([[Düsseldorf]])
* [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] / Rheinland-Pfalz ([[Mainz]])
* [[Saarland]] ([[Saarbrücken]])
* [[Saxony]] / Sachsen ([[Dresden]])
* [[Saxony-Anhalt]] / Sachsen-Anhalt ([[Magdeburg]])
* [[Schleswig-Holstein]] ([[Kiel]])
* [[Thuringia]] / Thüringen ([[Erfurt]])
 
Additionally, three cities are their own state.
 
* [[Berlin]]
* [[Bremen]]
* [[Hamburg]]
 
==Austria==[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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Bundesländer (singular, das Bundesland; English, "federal states" or "federal provinces") are the largest political subdivisions of Austria and Germany.

Germany

Germany is made up of 16 federal states, or Bundesländer. The layout of the states of Germany was rearranged after World War II, but the individual states have maintained their cultural identities. The main important fields of politics, the governments of the federal states control and finance, are education and police.

List of German States and their Capitals (parenthesised)

Note: Where the german word differs from the english one it is found after a /.

Additionally, three cities are their own state.

==Austria==