| Federal State | Capital | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Wuerttemberg | Stuttgart | 11,280,257 | 35,747.85 |
| Bavaria | Munich | 13,369,393 | 70,541.58 |
| Berlin | Berlin | 3,755,251 | 891.12 |
| Brandenburg | Potsdam | 2,573,135 | 29,654.38 |
| Bremen | Bremen | 684,864 | 419.61 |
| Hamburg | Hamburg | 1,892,122 | 755.09 |
| Hesse | Wiesbaden | 6,391,360 | 21,115.62 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Schwerin | 1,628,378 | 23,294.90 |
| Lower Saxony | Hanover | 8,140,242 | 47,709.90 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Düsseldorf | 18,139,116 | 34,112.72 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz | 4,159,150 | 19,857.97 |
| Saarland | Saarbrücken | 992,666 | 2,571.52 |
| Saxony | Dresden | 4,086,152 | 18,449.86 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg | 2,186,643 | 20,467.20 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel | 2,953,270 | 15,802.27 |
| Thuringia | Erfurt | 2,086,490 | 16,202.37 |