Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD)- Federal Republic of Germany

Germany is a republic consisting of 16 federal states. These states are called Bundesländer
(Singular: Bundesland). Federalism is one of the entrenched principles of the Federal Republic as established in the Basic Law (Grundgesetz).  
The official state name of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland is often abbreviated to BRD.

Germany has about 80 million inhabitants.

Here is a map showing each federal state with its German name.

Three of the Bundesländer are also called Stadtstaaten (city-states) as they mainly consist of a big city. These are Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen.

Another three states call themselves Freistaat (free state). However, these states have no special privileges or different government form. Historically, it is just a way to emphasize their deeply rooted democratic tradition. These states are Bayern, Sachsen and Thüringen.

Task:

A) The English names for eight of the states differ in their spelling. Match the German names correctly with their English versions.

B) Find the capital for each Bundesland.

Englisch	Deutsch	Hauptstadt (capital)
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia

Answer Key:

Englisch	Deutsch	Hauptstadt (capital)
Baden-Württemberg		Stuttgart
Bavaria	Bayern	München (Munich)
Berlin
Brandenburg		Potsdam
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse	Hessen	Wiesbaden
Lower Saxony	Niedersachsen	Hannover (Hanover)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		Schwerin
North Rhine-Westphalia	Nordrhein- Westfalen	Düsseldorf
Rhineland-Palatinate	Rheinland-Pfalz	Mainz
Saarland		Saarbrücken
Saxony	Sachsen	Dresden
Saxony-Anhalt	Sachsen-Anhalt	Magdeburg
Schleswig-Holstein		Kiel
Thuringia	Thüringen	Erfurt