Baden-Württemberg | |||
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State of Germany | |||
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Coordinates: 48°32′16″N 9°2′28″E / 48.53778°N 9.04111°E | |||
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] ( 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.