Saxony-Anhalt

Not to be confused with the German states of Saxony and Lower Saxony.

Saxony-Anhalt (German: Sachsen-Anhalt, (German pronunciation: [ˌzaksn̩ ˈʔanhalt] (listen); Low German: Sassen-Anholt) 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.

Saxony-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt
State
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°58′N 11°28′E
Country	Germany
Capital	Magdeburg
Government
• Body	Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
• Minister-President	Reiner Haseloff (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD / FDP
• Bundesrat votes	4 (of 69)
Area
• Total	20,451.58 km2 (7,896.40 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2018)
• Total	2,208,321
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	DE-ST
GRP (nominal)	€64 billion (2019)[1]
GRP per capita	€29,000 (2019)
NUTS Region	DEE
HDI (2018)	0.908[2] very high · 16th of 16
Website	sachsen-anhalt.de

Some big cities and towns in Saxony-Anhalt are:

• Bitterfeld-Wolfen
• Dessau
• Halberstadt
• Halle
• Wittenberg
• Magdeburg (capital)
• Merseburg
• Naumburg (Saale)
• Quedlinburg
• Stendal
• Weißenfels