States o Germany

Germany is made up o saxteen  (singular , colloquially (but rarely in a legal context) cried , fae "federatit state"), whilk are pairtly sovereign constituent states o the Federal Republic o Germany. Land literally translates as "kintra", an constitutionally speakin, thay are constituent kintras. Aften referred tae in Inglis an Scots bi German speakers as "states", the term "Land" (wi an uppercase 'L') is uised in the offeecial Inglis version o the Basic Law an in UK parliamentary proceedings. Housomeivver, it is whiles translatit as "federal states" in ither publications.

Tho the term Land applees tae aw states, some are describit as "states" in German an aw. Ilk o the states o Bavarie, Saxony, an Thuringie offeecially describes itsel as a "state" (Staat) an mair specifically as a "free state" (Freistaat). Berlin, Hamburgh an Bremen are frequently cried  (city-states).

The remainin 13 states are cried  (literally: area kintras).

References

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CityMayors feature on Germany subdivisions


Category:Subdiveesions o Germany
Category:Leets o kintra subdiveesions
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