List of the German federal states by area
The following list sorts the 16 federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany according to their area in km². For comparison, an independent state with a similar total area is also given. The area information also includes inland waters such as lakes , rivers and coastlines . All data are based on data from the Federal Statistical Office .
rank | state | Area (km²) | Comparable country |
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1 | Bavaria | 70,541.57 | Ireland |
2 | Lower Saxony | 47,709.50 | Dominican Republic |
3 | Baden-Württemberg | 35,748.22 | Guinea-Bissau |
4th | North Rhine-Westphalia | 34,112.31 | Moldova |
5 | Brandenburg | 29,654.48 | Armenia |
6th | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 23,294.62 | Djibouti |
7th | Hesse | 21,115.68 | El Salvador |
8th | Saxony-Anhalt | 20,454.31 | Israel |
9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 19,858.00 | Slovenia |
10 | Saxony | 18,449.96 | Fiji |
11 | Thuringia | 16,202.37 | Swaziland |
12 | Schleswig-Holstein | 15,804.30 | East Timor |
13 | Saarland | 2,571.11 | Luxembourg |
14th | Berlin | 891.12 | Sao Tome and Principe |
15th | Hamburg | 755.09 | Dominica |
16 | Bremen | 419.36 | Barbados |
Germany | 357,582.00 | Republic of the Congo |
See also
- List of the German federal states according to population density
- List of German federal states by population
- List of states and territories by area
- List of sub-state administrative units by area
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Largest federal state: area of the German federal states. In: Statista . December 31, 2018, accessed March 19, 2020 .