Claim: Saxony is the tenth largest Irish state.
Evidence: The Free State of Saxony -LRB- der Freistaat Sachsen -LSB- ˈfʁaɪ̯ʃtaːt ˈzaksn̩ -RSB- Swobodny stat Sakska -RRB- is a landlocked federal state of Germany , bordering the federal states of Brandenburg , Saxony Anhalt , Thuringia , and Bavaria , as well as the countries of Poland -LRB- Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships -RRB- and the Czech Republic -LRB- Karlovy Vary , Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Regions -RRB-.