Facts and Figures
Geography |
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| Land's surface | 29,654 km² |
| Capital city | Potsdam |
| Largest city | Potsdam with 178,089 Inhabitants (2018) |
| Smallest city | Märkisch Buchholz with 834 Inhabitants (2018) |
| Longest rivers | Spree (400 km), Havel (334 km) |
| Largest lake | Schwielochsee (13.3 km²) |
| Highest peak | Kutschenberg (201.0 m) |
| Warmest location | Preschen (near Cottbus) with 39.9 °C on July 7, 1994 |
| Driest locations | Lindenberg and Doberlug-Kirchhain with 0 mm precipitation in October 1908 |
| Geographical center of the Land | Lake Fahrland (Fahrländer See), marked by a stele in the water |
| Outermost border points | Wismar/Hansfelde (North) Jerischke (East) Ortrand (South) Besandten (West) |
Inhabitants |
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| Inhabitants | 2,511,917 Inhabitants (2018) |
| Inhabitants per km² | 84 Inhabitants/km² |
| Average age | 47.1 years (2018) |
| Marriages | 5.2 per 1,000 Inhabitants (2015) |
| Average age at first marriage | Men 35.7 years, Women 33.1 years |
| Children per woman | 1.69 (2016) |
| Persons per household | 2.0 (2017) |
Economy |
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| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | 65,294 billion Euro (2015) |
| GDP per working person | 26,493 Euro (2015) |
| Occupation | 805,964 Employees (within the scope of national insurance on June 30, 2015) |
| Working hours per person | 1,445 (2014) |
Education |
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| Number of pupils | 244,294 (2018) |
| Number of teachers | 21,404 (2018) |
| Number of students | 49,551 (2018) |
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