Graph prepared for The Local by Statista. Saxony-Anhalt is at the bottom for both men and women's life expectancy, while Bavaria and Hesse join Baden-Württemberg to round out the top three for women's life expectancy. The stats are based on the current liveability conditions of the regions.Īlthough the gap in life expectancy between eastern and western Germany has dropped drastically over the last decades, eastern German states still have lower predictions. Germany's southwestern states clearly have the economic advantage.īaden-Württemberg also has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.īecause of this high quality of life, babies born in these regions are expected to live longer, according to German statistics from 20. The map below shows per capita GDP for Germany in 2018. After the end of World War II, the region of Württemberg-Baden was under United States control while Württemberg-Hohenzollern and Baden belonged to the French.Īll three states became part of the Bundesrepublik in 1949, but merged through a narrow public vote to form the larger state in 1952.īaden-Württemberg, despite having much fewer natural resources than a coal-rich region like North Rhine-Westphalia, has one of the strongest economies in Europe. The map below shows three states from 1949 to 1952 which would eventually combine to become Baden-Württemberg. Lake Constance, or Der Bodensee, forms the only border with Austria, although exact boundaries within the lake are not defined. Most major cities in Baden-Württemberg lie along the Neckar, including Mannheim, Heilbronn and Stuttgart. The Rhine creates the western border of the state and also flows into a tributary called the Neckar.
France and Switzerland form the international borders to the south, and Austria lies on the other side of Lake Constance. It is bordered by the states Rhineland Palatinate to the northwest, Hessen to the north, and Bavaria to the east.
Except standard German.")īaden-Würrtemberg is Bavaria's western neighbour and covers southwestern Germany. Außer Hochdeutsch." ("We can do everything. Except, of course, speak standard German - The state's motto is " Wir können alles.
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