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The German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) is located towards the south west of the country. Rhineland-Palatinate covers an area of 19,846 square kilometres and about four million inhabitants. It borders France, Luxembourg, and Belgium as well as the German states of Hessen, Saarland, Baden-Wurttemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia. The capital is Mainz.
Rhineland-Palatinate benefits from its close proximity to Frankfurt as well as to two of Germany’s largest metropolitan areas, the Rhine-Ruhr region in North Rhine-Westphalia and particularly the nearby Rhine-Main region. It has a well-connected road and motorway network, and Mainz railway station is connected to the German high-speed ICE network, located on the Cologne-Frankfurt line.
Rhineland-Palatinate is Germany's leading producer of wine in terms of grape cultivation and wine export. The region is also the home of BASF, the world’s largest chemical company.
Rhineland-Palatinate’s key business sectors are:
- Chemicals
- Pharmaceuticals
- Automotive manufacturing
- Food and drink production
- Nautical engineering





