North Rhine-Westphalia

Summary

North Rhine-Westphalia is a federated state of Germany^[1]. It draws 14,662 Wikipedia views per month (federated_state_of_germany category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• North Rhine-Westphalia was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• North Rhine-Westphalia was a member of IT Planning Council^[4].
• North Rhine-Westphalia is located in Germany^[5].
• North Rhine-Westphalia is in the country of Germany^[6].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's head of government is recorded as Hendrik Wüst^[7].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's instance of is recorded as federated state of Germany^[8].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's capital is recorded as Düsseldorf^[9].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Lower Saxony^[10].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Hesse^[11].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Rhineland-Palatinate^[12].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Walloon Region^[13].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Limburg^[14].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Gelderland^[15].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Overijssel^[16].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's shares border with is recorded as Province of Liege^[17].
• North Rhine is named after North Rhine-Westphalia^[18].
• Province of Westphalia is named after North Rhine-Westphalia^[19].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arnsberg Government Region^[20].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Detmold Government Region^[21].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Düsseldorf Government Region^[22].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cologne Government Region^[23].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Münster Government Region^[24].
• North Rhine-Westphalia followed North Rhine^[25].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's flag is recorded as flag of North Rhine-Westphalia^[26].
• North Rhine-Westphalia's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dnipropetrovsk Oblast^[27].

Body

Geography

North Rhine-Westphalia is in the country of Germany^[6]. It is located in Germany^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+17572000'}^[28], {'amount': '+17932651'}^[29], and {'amount': '+17890489'}^[30].

Designation and Status

North Rhine-Westphalia's instance of is recorded as federated state of Germany^[8].

History and Context

August 23, 1946 marks the founding of North Rhine-Westphalia^[31]. Things named after include North Rhine^[18], a province^[32], founded in 1945^[33] and Province of Westphalia^[19], a provinces of Prussia^[34], in Prussia^[35], founded in 1815^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for North Rhine-Westphalia include Nordrhein-Westfalen^[37], a frigate^[38] and .nrw^[39], a top-level domain^[40], founded in 2014^[41].

Why It Matters

North Rhine-Westphalia draws 14,662 Wikipedia views per month (federated_state_of_germany category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Nordrhein-Westfalen^[37], a frigate^[38] and .nrw^[39], a top-level domain^[40], founded in 2014^[41].