Saxony-Anhalt

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Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. It covers an area of 20,555 square kilometres (7,936 sq mi) and has a population of about 2.14 million inhabitants, making it the 8th-largest state in Germany by area and the 11th-largest by population. Saxony-Anhalt borders the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony.

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