| a state in central Germany. 3,000,000; 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg. |
Saxony-Anhalt
Land (state), east-central Germany. Saxony-Anhalt borders the German states of Brandenburg to the east, Saxony to the south, Thuringia to the southwest, and Lower Saxony to the northwest. The state capital is Magdeburg. Area 7,895 square miles (20,447 square km). Pop. (2006 est.) 2,441,787.
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