States of Germany States of Germany Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen states (, plural ; informally and very commonly , plural ). Since today's Germany was formed from an earlier collection of several states, it has a federal constitution, and the constituent states retain a measure of sovereignty. With an emphasis on geographical conditions, Berlin and Hamburg are frequently called ' (city-states), as is the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which in fact includes the cities of and . The remaining 13 states are called ' (literally: "area states"). The creation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 was
Old states of Germany dominant in West Berlin CDU and FDP to Yes against the Greens (with the exception of their "working group Christians") and SPD have called No, have in West Berlin 58.58% for the Introduction of religious education. (in East Berlin, a total of 74.62% voted no). The standard of living and annual income remains significantly higher in the old federal states. In West Germany, there is more income than in the East. In West Germany, there are smaller farms than in the east. In the West there are fewer unemployed than in the former East Germany. In the West and West