State coat of arms (Landeswappen)
Civil Flag (Landesflagge)
State Service Flag (Landesdienstflagge)
Statistics
Capital:	Düsseldorf
Area:	34,084.13 km²Statistisches Jahrbuch NRW 2005, 47. Jahrgang, Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik Nordrhein-Westfalen, p. 22
Inhabitants:	18,075,400(2004)Statistisches Jahrbuch NRW 2005, 47. Jahrgang, Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik Nordrhein-Westfalen
pop. density:	530 inh./km²
GDP:	€ 463 billion (2002)
Website:	http://www.nrw.de/
ISO 3166-2:	DE-NW
Politics
Prime Minister:	Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU)
Ruling parties:	CDU/FDP coalition
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North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22% of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 km² (13,158 square miles). North Rhine-Westphalia is situated in the Western part of Germany and shares borders with Belgium and the Netherlands.

The capital city is Düsseldorf, other major cities are Cologne (Köln), Essen, Dortmund, Duisburg, Bielefeld, Bonn and Münster.

Geography

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The state is centred on the sprawling Rhine-Ruhr urbanised region, which contains the cities of Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Bonn, as well as the Ruhr industrial complex. The Ruhr area consists, among others, of the cities of Essen, Dortmund, Duisburg, Bochum and Gelsenkirchen.

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North Rhine-Westphalia: Dynamics NAV/ Navision Berater/in, NRW,40-62T€ (27.11.2009) http://url4.eu/q9KL
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North Rhine-Westphalia: Dynamics NAV/ Navision Berater/in, NRW,40-62T€ (27.11.2009) http://url4.eu/q9KL
15 German companies attending The Big 5 from North Rhine-Westphalia visit RAK Free Trade Zone headquarters
DubaiChronicle (Dubai Chronicle) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:12:24 -0000
15 German companies attending The Big 5 from North Rhine-Westphalia visit RAK Free Trade Zone headquarters
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15 German companies attending The Big 5 from North Rhine-Westphalia visit RAK Free Trade Zone headquarters
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15 German companies attending The Big 5 from North Rhine-Westphalia visit RAK Free Trade Zone headquarters
Photo of Photo of Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia: http://tinyurl.com/yjpbv7u (via @TripAdvisor)
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Photo of Photo of Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia: http://tinyurl.com/yjpbv7u (via @TripAdvisor)
@eskaff Sorry for you! I'm from Germany - but from North Rhine-Westphalia - long way to Bavaria/munich. Train on way back will take 6 hrs!
F1TestPrincess (Kika) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:44:50 -0000
@eskaff Sorry for you! I'm from Germany - but from North Rhine-Westphalia - long way to Bavaria/munich. Train on way back will take 6 hrs!

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