Provinces & states

First-level administrative divisions, their capitals, population and area.

Province / state Country Capital Population Area
Baden Wurttemberg Germany Stuttgart 10,272,069 35,742
Bayern Germany Munich 11,921,944 70,546
Berlin Germany Berlin 3,472,009 889
Brandenburg Germany Potsdam 2,536,747 29,480
Bremen Germany Bremen 680,000 404
Hamburg Germany Hamburg 1,705,872 755
Hessen Germany Wiesbaden 5,980,693 21,115
Mecklenburg Vorpommern Germany Schwerin 1,832,298 23,170
Niedersachsen Germany Hannover 7,715,363 47,609
Nordrhein Westfalen Germany Dusseldorf 17,816,079 34,077
Rheinland Pfalz Germany Mainz 3,951,573 19,851
Saarland Germany Saarbrucken 1,084,201 2,570
Sachsen Germany Dresden 4,584,345 18,412
Sachsen Anhalt Germany Magdeburg 2,759,213 20,446
Schleswig Holstein Germany Kiel 2,708,392 15,738
Thuringen Germany Erfurt 2,517,776 16,171