Saxony-Anhalt
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| Saxony Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt |
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| — State of Germany — | |||
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| Position of Saxony-Anhalt within Germany | |||
| Coordinates: 51°58′16″N 11°28′12″E / 51.97111°N 11.47°ECoordinates: 51°58′16″N 11°28′12″E / 51.97111°N 11.47°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Capital | Magdeburg | ||
| Government | |||
| • Minister President | Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU) | ||
| • Governing parties | CDU / SPD | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 20,445 km2 (7,894 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 2006) | |||
| • Total | 2,444,000 | ||
| • Density | 119.540/km2 (309.61/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| NUTS Region | |||
| Website | sachsen-anhalt.de | ||
Saxony-Anhalt is a Bundesland (state) in Germany. It has an area of 20,445.26 km2 (7,894.0 sq mi). 2,580,626 people live there. The capital is Magdeburg.
Big cities in Saxony-Anhalt are:
- Dessau
- Halberstadt
- Halle (Saale)
- Wittenberg
- Magdeburg (capital)
- Merseburg
- Naumburg (Saale)
- Quedlinburg
- Stendal
- Weißenfels
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