States or Territories

North Rhine-Westphalia

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "North Rhine-Westphalia." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/north-rhine-westphalia.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). North Rhine-Westphalia. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/north-rhine-westphalia

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-north-rhine-westphalia,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {North Rhine-Westphalia},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/north-rhine-westphalia},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

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

Latitude

51.467 degrees north 1

Longitude

7.55 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Cologne

cologne is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Cologne (Wikipedia)

Dortmund

dortmund is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Dortmund (Wikipedia)

Düsseldorf

dusseldorf is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Düsseldorf (Wikipedia)

Essen

essen is associated with north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Essen (Wikipedia)

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia is a state of Germany.

Source North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Düsseldorf

dusseldorf is the capital of north-rhine-westphalia.

Source Düsseldorf (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

North Rhine-Westphalia is on continent.

Source North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikipedia)

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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.

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1. North Rhine-Westphalia (Wikipedia)

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