Alternative History
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States of Germany, taken from a German atlas

The Federal Republic of Germany, as a federal state, consists of nineteen states. Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen (with its seaport exclave, Bremerhaven) are called Stadtstaaten ("city-states"), while the other sixteen states are called Flächenländer ("area states") and include Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, Silesia and Pomerania, which describe themselves as Freistaaten ("free states").

The Federal Republic of Germany ("West Germany") was created in 1949 through the unification of the three western zones previously under American, British, and French administration in the aftermath of World War II. Initially, the states of the Federal Republic were Baden (until 1952), Bavaria (in German: Bayern), Bremen, Brunswick (Braunschweig), Hamburg, Hesse (Hessen), Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), Schleswig-Holstein, Württemberg-Baden (until 1952), and Württemberg-Hohenzollern (until 1952). West Berlin, while still under occupation by the Western Allies, viewed itself as part of the Federal Republic and was largely integrated and considered a de facto state. In 1952, following a referendum, Baden, Württemberg-Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern merged into Baden-Württemberg.

The next change occurred with German reunification in 1990, in which the territory of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) became part of the Federal Republic, by accession of the re-established eastern states of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Pomerania (Pommern), Prussia (Preußen), Saxony (Sachsen), Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt), Silesia (Schlesien), and Thuringia (Thüringen), and the reunification of West and East Berlin into a city state. A referendum in 1996 to merge Berlin with surrounding Prussia failed to reach the necessary majority vote in Prussia, while a majority of Berliners voted in favour, a 2001 referendum to merge Western Pomerania into Pomerania also fell through. The state of East Prussia (Ostpreußen), whilst still run by communist leader Franz Moessel, was reestablished after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in November 1990. Moessel was removed from office and replaced by the first Minister President Luka Oldenburg.

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Flag(s) Coat of arms State Official state name (German) State code Capital
Flag of Bavaria (lozengy)
Bayern Wappen
Bavaria (Bayern) Free State of Bavaria Freistaat Bayern BY Munich
Flag of Hesse
Coat of arms of Hesse
Hesse (Hessen) State of Hesse Land Hessen HE Wiesbaden
Flag of North Rhine (UASWS- iKGP)
Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) State of North Rhine-Westphalia Land Nordrhein-Westfalen NW Düsseldorf
Flag of Prussia (1892-1918)
Coat of arms of Prussia (1918–1933)
Prussia (Preußen) Free State of Prussia Freistaat Preußen PR Potsdam
Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (great)
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Vorpommern MV Schwerin
Flag of Saxony
Coat of arms of Saxony
Saxony (Sachsen) Free State of Saxony Freistaat Sachsen SN Dresden
Flag of Saxony-Anhalt
Wappen Sachsen-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt) Saxony-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt ST Magdeburg
Flag of Lower Saxony
Coat of arms of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Lower Saxony Niedersachsen NI Hanover
Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) Rhineland-Palatinate Rheinland-Pfalz RP Mainz
Flag of Thuringia
Coat of arms of Thuringia
Thuringia (Thüringen) Free State of Thuringia Freistaat Thüringen TH Erfurt
Flag of Schleswig-Holstein
Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (Schleswig-Holstein) Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein SH Kiel
Flag of Baden-Württemberg
Coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg (lesser)
Baden-Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg) State of Baden-Württemberg Land Baden-Württemberg BW Stuttgart
Flag of Hamburg
Coat of arms of Hamburg
Hamburg (Hamburg) Free Hanseatic State of Hamburg Freie Hansestadt Hamburg HH Hamburg
Flag of East Prussia
Coat of arms of East Prussia
East Prussia (Ostpreußen) State of East Prussia Land Ostpreußen OP Königsberg
DEU Braunschweig Flag
Coat of Arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Brunswick (Braunschweig) Free State of Brunswick Freistaat Braunschweig BS Brunswick
Flag of Bremen
Bremen Wappen(Mittel)
Bremen (Bremen) Free Hanseatic City of Bremen Freie Hansestadt Bremen HB Bremen
Provinz Pommern flag
PomeraniaCoA
Pomerania (Pommern) Free State of Pomerania Freistaat Pommern PO Stettin
Flag of Berlin (state)
Coat of arms of Berlin
Berlin (Berlin) State of Berlin Land Berlin BB Berlin
Flag of Silesia
Coat of arms of Silesia
Silesia (Schlesien) Free State of Silesia Freistaat Schlesien SL Breslau

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