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Federal States

The Federal Republic of Germany is a federal republic comprising 16 states. Three of the states are known as "city states" ("Stadtstaaten"): Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg. All federal states have their own state parliament ("Landtag") and state government ("Landesregierung"). The heads of government in each state are called "Ministerpräsidenten" (State Premiers) and in the city states they are called the "Erster" or "Regierender Bürgermeister" (First Mayor or Governing Mayor). State elections are held independently of the general federal elections. The legislative periods in the federal states vary between four and five years.

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