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North Rhine-Westphalia

State

North Rhine-Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a landlocked state in western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants as of 2023, it is the most populous state in Germany, and its capital is Dusseldorf. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Dusseldorf 1
Population
18,152,449 1
2023 figure from North Rhine-Westphalia's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Area (sq km)
34,112.72 1
Admission Year
1949 1
Latitude
51.467 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.55 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Cologne, Cities

cologne is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Cologne (Wikipedia)
Dortmund, Cities

dortmund is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Dortmund (Wikipedia)
Düsseldorf, Cities

dusseldorf is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Düsseldorf (Wikipedia)
Essen, Cities

essen is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Essen (Wikipedia)
Germany, Countries

North Rhine-Westphalia is a state of Germany.

Source North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Düsseldorf, Cities

dusseldorf is the capital of north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Düsseldorf (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen), commonly shortened to NRW, is a landlocked state (Land) in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Dusseldorf
  • Infobox, population
    Population 18,152,449 (as of 2023-06-30)
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 34,112.72 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates
    51.467 N 7.550 E
  • Infobox, Founded field
    Founded: 23 August 1946
  • Lead section, Federal Republic sentence
    North Rhine-Westphalia was established in 1946 after World War II from the Prussian provinces of Westphalia and the northern part of Rhine Province (North Rhine), and the Free State of Lippe by the British military administration in Allied-occupied Germany and became a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949.
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