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Baden-Wurttemburg

Baden-Württemberg
State of Germany
Flag of Baden-Württemberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
Coat of arms
Deutschland Lage von Baden-Württemberg.svg
Coordinates: 48°32′16″N 9°2′28″E / 48.53778°N 9.04111°E / 48.53778; 9.04111
Country Germany
Capital Stuttgart
Government
 • Body Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
 • Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann (Greens)
 • Governing parties Greens / CDU
 • Bundesrat votes 6 (of 69)
Area
 • Total 35,751.46 km2 (13,803.72 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 10,879,618
 • Density 300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code DE-BW
GDP/ Nominal €477/ $561 billion (2016)
GDP per capita €42,000/ $49,400 (2015)
NUTS Region DE1
Website www.baden-wuerttemberg.de

Baden-Württemberg (/ˈbɑːdən vɜːrtəmˌbɜːrɡ/;German pronunciation: [ˌbaːdn̩ˈvʏʁtm̩bɛʁk] (About this sound listen)) is a state in Germany located in the southwest, east of the Upper Rhine that forms the border with France. It is Germany’s third largest state in terms of size and population, with an area of 35,751 square kilometres (13,804 sq mi) and 10.8 million inhabitants. The state capital and largest city is Stuttgart.

The sobriquet Ländle ("small land" or "dear land" in the local Swabian dialect) is sometimes used as a synonym for Baden-Württemberg.

Baden-Württemberg is formed from the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Hohenzollern, and Württemberg, parts of Swabia.


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