Saxony-Anhalt
Sachsen-Anhalt | |
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Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°28′E / 51.967°N 11.467°E | |
Country | Germany |
Capital | Magdeburg |
Government | |
• Body | Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt |
• Minister-President | Reiner Haseloff (CDU) |
• Governing parties | CDU / SPD / FDP |
• Bundesrat votes | 4 (of 69) |
Area | |
• Total | 20,451.58 km2 (7,896.40 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 2,208,321 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | DE-ST |
GRP (nominal) | €64 billion (2019)[1] |
GRP per capita | €29,000 (2019) |
NUTS Region | DEE |
HDI (2018) | 0.908[2] very high · 16th of 16 |
Website | sachsen-anhalt.de |
Saxony-Anhalt (German: Sachsen-Anhalt, (German pronunciation: [ˌzaksn̩ ˈʔanhalt] (listen); 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.
Some big cities and towns in Saxony-Anhalt are: