Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: Situated in western Germany , Rhineland-Palatinate borders ( from the north and clockwise ) North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse , Baden-W Ã 1\/4 rttemberg , France , Saarland , Luxembourg and Belgium .
Simplified: Rhineland-Palatinate borders on ( from the north and clockwise ) North Rhine-Westphalia ( other German state ) , Hesse ( other German state ) , Baden-W Ã 1\/4 rttemberg ( other German state ) , France , Saarland ( other German state ) , Luxembourg , and Belgium .