States of Germany
This article is about the states of modern Germany. For other uses, see States of Germany (disambiguation). German states Deutsche Länder (German) Also known as: Bundesländer (German) Lower Saxony Bremen Hamburg Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Saxony- Anhalt Saxony Brandenburg Berlin Thuringia Hesse North Rhine- Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Bavaria Baden- Württemberg Saarland Schleswig-Holstein Category Federated state Location Federal Republic of Germany Number 16 Populations 671,489 (Bremen) – 17,865,516 (North Rhine-Westphalia) Areas 419.4 km 2 (161.92 sq mi) (Bremen) – 70,549.4 km 2 (27,239.29 sq mi) (Bavaria) Government State government Subdivisions Borough, District, Amt, Governmental district Germany This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Germany Constitution (Basic Law) Human rights Federal Constitutional Court Executive President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Chancellor (List) Angela Merkel Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz Ca