what is the biggest federal state in germany?
Industries: Car industry, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, foods, tourism. The Free State of Bavaria (in German: Freistaat Bayern) comprises the entire southeast portion of Germany. It is geographically the largest federal state in the country. Bayern shares international borders with Austria and the Czech Republic as well as with Switzerland (across Lake of Constance). Neighbouring federal states within Germany are Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Hesse, Thuringia (ThÃ¼ringen) and Saxony (Sachsen).