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Baden-Wurttemberg is a German state located in the south-western part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, bordering France to the west, Switzerland to the south, Bavaria to the east and northeast, Hessen to the north, and Rhineland Palatinate to the northwest. It is the third largest German state by both area and population (10.7 million inhabitants). The capital is Stuttgart.
Most major cities in Baden-Wurttemberg are on the Neckar River, which runs downstream through the state, passing Tübingen, Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Heidelberg, and Mannheim. Baden-Wurttemberg’s freight ports are also situated on the Neckar, mainly in Heilbronn and Mannheim. Stuttgart is the region’s main international airport.
Baden-Wurttemberg is among the most prosperous states in Germany and is one of the wealthiest regions in Europe with a traditionally low unemployment rate. According to a 2007 Baden-Wurttemberg is the "economically most successful and most dynamic German state”. A number of well-known enterprises are headquartered in the state, including Daimler AG, Porsche, Robert Bosch GmbH (automobile industry), Carl Zeiss AG (optics), and SAP AG (largest software enterprise in Europe). However, Baden-Wurttemberg's economy is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises.
Key sectors in Baden-Wurttemberg are:
- Automotive
- Software & IT
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Optical manufacturing
- Metallurgy
- Toy and clock production
