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Administrative divisions Germany, in 36 editions.
The entry for Germany published Administrative divisions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Administrative divisions in every entry.
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- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Administrative divisions” (1990 to 2025).
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Changed since 2024Entry published as “Germany, Federal Republic of”.
10 states (lander, singular--land);
- Baden-Wurttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Schleswig-Holstein
10 states (lander, singular--land); Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein
16 states (lander, singular--land);
- Baden-Wurttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thuringen
10 16 states (lander, singular--land); Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen
16 states (lander, singular - land);
- Baden-Wurttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thuringen
16 states (lander, singular--land); singular - land); Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern, Berlin,
Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt,
Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen
16 states (laender, singular - land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thuringen
16 states (lander, (laender, singular - land); Baden-Wurttemberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern, Berlin,
Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt,
Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen
16 states (laender, singular - land);
- Baden-Wurttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thuringen
16 states (laender, singular - land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern, Berlin,
Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen,
Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland,
Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt,
The same text in 3 editions, 1995 to 1997.
16 states (laender, singular - land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thueringen
16 states (laender, singular - land); Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg,
Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland,
Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen Thueringen
16 states (laender, singular-land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thueringen
16 states (laender, singular - land); singular-land);
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg,
Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt,
Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen
16 states (Laender, singular--Land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thueringen
16 states (laender, singular-land); (Laender, singular--Land);
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg,
Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt,
Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen
The same text in 4 editions, 2000 to 2003.
16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg,
- Bayern,
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen,
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
- Niedersachsen,
- Nordrhein-Westfalen,
- Rheinland-Pfalz,
- Saarland,
- Sachsen,
- Sachsen-Anhalt,
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thueringen
16 states (Laender, singular--Land);singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg,
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
- 13 states (Laender, singular - Land) and 3 free states* (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern*, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen*, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen*
16 13 states (Laender, singular - Land); Land) and 3 free states* (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern, Bayern*, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen*, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen Thueringen*
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- 16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia);
- note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
Rewritten: too little of the 2006 text remains to mark the changes.
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
- 16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen (Thuringia);
- note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thuringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen Thuringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen Thuringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- 16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia);
- note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wurttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thuringen Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- 16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia);
- note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wurttemberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- 16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia);
- note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Hamburg prides itself on being a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat) Freistaat), while Hamburg prides itself on being a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)
- 16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia);
- note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Hamburg prides considers itself on being a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)
The same text in 6 editions, 2019 to 2024.
- 16 states (Laender, singular - Land);
- Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia);
- note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City (Freie Hansestadt) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)
16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City (Freie Hansestadt) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)
16 states ( Laender , singular - Land );
- Baden-Wuerttemberg,
- Bayern (Bavaria),
- Berlin,
- Brandenburg,
- Bremen,
- Hamburg,
- Hessen (Hesse),
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania),
- Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony),
- Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia),
- Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate),
- Saarland,
- Sachsen (Saxony),
- Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt),
- Schleswig-Holstein,
- Thueringen (Thuringia)
note: Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states ( Freistaaten , singular - Freistaat ), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City ( Freie Hansestadt ) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City ( Freie und Hansestadt )
16 states (Laender, ( Laender , singular - Land); Land ); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - (Thuringia)
note: Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, ( Freistaaten , singular - Freistaat), Freistaat ), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City (Freie Hansestadt) ( Freie Hansestadt ) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie ( Freie und Hansestadt) Hansestadt )
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Germany: Administrative divisions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/germany/administrative-divisions.