Saxony-Anhalt

state of Germany
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Saxony-Anhalt (German: Sachsen-Anhalt, (German pronunciation: [ˌzaksn̩ ˈʔanhalt] (audio speaker iconlisten); Low German: Sassen-Anholt) is a Bundesland (state) in Germany. It has an area of 20,445.26 km2 (7,894.0 sq mi). 2,580,626 people live there. The capital is Magdeburg.

Saxony-Anhalt
Sachsen-Anhalt
Flag of Saxony-Anhalt
Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°28′E / 51.967°N 11.467°E / 51.967; 11.467
CountryGermany
CapitalMagdeburg
Government
 • BodyLandtag of Saxony-Anhalt
 • Minister-PresidentReiner Haseloff (CDU)
 • Governing partiesCDU / SPD / FDP
 • Bundesrat votes4 (of 69)
Area
 • Total20,451.58 km2 (7,896.40 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
 • Total2,208,321
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeDE-ST
GRP (nominal)€64 billion (2019)[1]
GRP per capita€29,000 (2019)
NUTS RegionDEE
HDI (2018)0.908[2]
very high · 16th of 16
Websitesachsen-anhalt.de

Some big cities and towns in Saxony-Anhalt are:

References

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  1. "Bruttoinlandsprodukt – in jeweiligen Preisen – 1991 bis 2019". statistik-bw.de. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.