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Name one of Germany's sixteen federal states.

Use Germany's sixteen Länder as listed in the cited federal-state directories. English names and the recorded German forms count; other cities and historical states do not.

Germany has sixteen federal states, including the city-states Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. A German city does not automatically count as a state.

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Bavaria 25 · Familiar
Bavaria is a federal state.

Also accepted: Bayern

Berlin 25 · Familiar
Berlin is both a city and a federal state.
Hamburg 25 · Familiar
Hamburg is a city-state.
Baden-Württemberg 50 · Less common
Baden-Württemberg is a federal state.

Also accepted: Baden-Wurttemberg · Baden-Wuerttemberg

Hesse 50 · Less common
Hesse is a federal state.

Also accepted: Hessen

North Rhine-Westphalia 50 · Less common
North Rhine-Westphalia is a federal state.

Also accepted: Nordrhein-Westfalen

Saxony 50 · Less common
Saxony is a federal state.

Also accepted: Sachsen

Brandenburg 75 · Uncommon
Brandenburg is a federal state.
Bremen 75 · Uncommon
Bremen is a federal state and is classified as a city-state.
Lower Saxony 75 · Uncommon
Lower Saxony is a federal state distinct from Saxony.

Also accepted: Niedersachsen

Rhineland-Palatinate 75 · Uncommon
Rhineland-Palatinate is a federal state.

Also accepted: Rheinland-Pfalz

Schleswig-Holstein 75 · Uncommon
Schleswig-Holstein is a federal state.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 100 · Rare
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is a federal state.

Also accepted: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Saarland 100 · Rare
Saarland is a federal state.
Saxony-Anhalt 100 · Rare
Saxony-Anhalt is a federal state distinct from Saxony.

Also accepted: Sachsen-Anhalt

Thuringia 100 · Rare
Thuringia is a federal state.

Also accepted: Thüringen · Thuringen · Thueringen

Checked exclusions

  • Munich: Munich is not a federal state in the complete sixteen-state list.
  • Prussia: Prussia is not a state in the cited present-day sixteen-state list.

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