North Rhine Westphalia

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North Rhine Westphalia

• Most Western of any German States, located on Western boarder boarding Belgium and the Netherlands
• Population 17,845,154 (2010) 
• North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of with four of the country's ten largest cities 
• Cologne (Pop. 1,007,119)
• Dusseldorf (Pop. 588,735)
• Dortmund (Pop. 580,444)
• Essen (Pop. 575,635)

While it houses a large metropolis area more than 70% of the state are forests, lakes, fields and pastures

• 13,159.96 sq. mi  1,400 People Per sq. mi
• GDP Per Capita is $42,193 USD
• It has 30 of the 80 largest cities in Germany
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia

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• Rhineland was apart of the Prussian Rhine province in the early 1800s. 
• Westphalia was given to the Kingdom of Prussia after the Congress of Vienna also in the early 1800s. 
• In 1947 the state was established with the two provinces along with the former state of Lippe. 
• Majority of citizens are Roman Catholic(about 42%).
• Home of the annual GamesCon which is the second largest gaming convention in the world.
• Much countryside is committed to gardens, orchards, and commercial farmland.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/419381/North-Rhine-Westphalia 9/4/2012

• Heavy Industry has traditionally been the linchpin of the states economy such as:
• Steel mills and raw steel production
• Metallurgical Industries
• Electrical Equipment
• Textiles
• Precision Instruments
• In recent years though it has established itself as one of Germany's more important technology hubs with growing industries in:
• Medical Technology
• Information and Communication Technology
• High-Tech Industry

http://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/system/files/FinalReport_EfficiencyFinancing_TCG_14March2012.pdf

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www.nrwinvest.com

Architecture:

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Cologne Cathedral

• Construction started 1248 and finished 1880!
• Tallest building from 1880-1884
• Cologne Cathedral is a major tourist attraction, Germany's most visited landmark

Persons of Interest:

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Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach, 

a small city near Cologne, Germany

Actress

T.V. Personality

Model

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005099/

Resources Used

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/419381/North-Rhine-Westphalia 9/4/2012

http://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/system/files/FinalReport_EfficiencyFinancing_TCG_14March2012.pdf

9/4/2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia 9/4/2012

http://www.germany.co.za/westphalia.html 9/5/2012

http://www.nrwinvest.com/NRW_at_a_glance/Facts_Figures/Trading_Partners/index.php 9/5/2012

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005099/       9/10/2012