Saxony-Anhalt

Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt) has an area of 20,447 square kilometres and a population of 2.4 million.  By size, it is the 8th largest state in Germany, and by population, the 10th largest. It borders the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia  and Lower Saxony. The capital of Saxony-Anhalt is Magdeburg. It is the second largest city in the state, after Halle.