Länder
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Länder or Bundesländer (singular Bundesland) may refer to:
  • States of Germany
    States of Germany
    Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...

    , the 16 federal subdivisions of Germany
  • States of Austria
    States of Austria
    Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states, known in German as Länder . Since Land is also the German word for a country, the term Bundesländer is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution of Austria uses both terms...

    , the 9 federal subdivisions of Austria
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