Germany Has 16 States, Not Provinces or Territories

Federal Structure

Germany is a federal republic composed of 16 states (Länder):

1. Baden-Württemberg
2. Bavaria (Bayern)
3. Berlin
4. Brandenburg
5. Bremen
6. Hamburg
7. Hesse (Hessen)
8. Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
9. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
10. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
11. Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
12. Saarland
13. Saxony (Sachsen)
14. Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
15. Schleswig-Holstein
16. Thuringia (Thüringen)

Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg are city-states; the rest are area states.