Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region (, also "Hauptstadtregion Berlin-Brandenburg") is one of eleven metropolitan regions of Germany, consisting of the entire territories of the city-state of Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg. The region covers an area of with a total population exceeding 6 million. The metropolitan region should be distinguished from Berlin's immediate agglomeration, dubbed "Berliner Umland" () which comprises the city and the nearby Brandenburg municipalities. "Berliner Umland" is significantly smaller and much more densely populated than the metropolitan region, accounting for the vast majority of the region's population over a fraction of its total
City Gate (Valletta) terminus, with the Triton Fountain at the centre. The square around the fountain has been converted into a pedestrian area. The gate marks the beginning of Republic Street (), Valletta's main street which goes all the way until Fort Saint Elmo at the opposite end of the city. The buildings in the immediate vicinity of the City Gate include the Parliament House, the ruins of the Royal Opera House and the City Gate Shopping Arcade. Saint James Cavalier and Saint John's Cavalier are located on either side of the gate, near the Parliament House and shopping arcade respectively. City Gate