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What are the States of Germany?

Germany is a federal republic of 16 states (Länder), each with its own constitution, parliament and government. Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are city-states.

  • Some states, such as Bavaria, Hamburg and Bremen, have centuries of history as independent territories.
  • Others were created by the Allies after the Second World War, including North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in 1946.
  • West Germany was founded from the western states in 1949.
  • Baden-Württemberg was formed by a merger in 1952, and Saarland joined in 1957.
  • At reunification in 1990, five eastern states joined: Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
  • East and West Berlin became a single state at the same time.

Current quiz contains 16 states: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen.