D1.1: What are federal states?

Federal states are the different regions in Germany and Austria. Each federal state has its own „Landesregierung“ (state governement) with its own elected parliament.

In Germany, there are 16: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, and Thuringia.

In Austria, there are 9: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna.

In Switzerland, federal states are called „Kanton“. There are 26 cantons.

Knowledge: The German Federal States

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