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North Rhine-Westphalia

Explore this region’s place in the atlas and its connection to Germany.

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AT A GLANCE

North Rhine-Westphalia in facts

  • TypeFederated state
  • CapitalDüsseldorf
  • Population17.9 m2022 · 17,890,489
  • Area34,113 km²
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Open in the world map
All geographic & statistical details (9)
Density
524 people per km²
World region
Europe · Western Europe
Motto
“Germany at its best”
National anthem
“Lied der Deutschen”(Song of the Germans) · August Heinrich Hoffmann Von Fallersleben/Franz Joseph Haydn
ISO 3166-2 code
DE-NW
Official website
land.nrw (opens in a new tab)
Time zone
UTC+1
Location
51.5°N, 7.5°E
Neighbouring regions
3

Shares borders with 3 regions

Neighbours from Wikidata (land borders and some sea borders; only places with a page here).

Facts: Wikidata Q1198, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Location, time zone and distances are worked out by The Landlore from Wikidata coordinates and the IANA time zone database.

FLAG & SYMBOLS

The flag and symbols of North Rhine-Westphalia

Flag
Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia

Image: Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Coat of arms
Coat of arms or emblem of North Rhine-Westphalia

Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Motto
“Germany at its best”

Flag, coat of arms, motto and anthem: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above), retrieved 1 November 2026.

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Directory: UN M49 countries or areas, with 193 UN members, 2 observers and 53 other areas. Subdivisions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered to this catalogue. Flags/symbols: flag-icons (MIT). Snapshot: 28 October 2026. Geographic groups are statistical. Associated-country links describe the cited relationship and do not settle sovereignty claims.

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