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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( German: Rheinland-Pfalz, ) is one of the 16 states (German: Länder, lit. "countries") of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. Its state capital is Mainz. Rhineland-Palatinate is located in western Germany and borders Belgium, Luxembourg and France, and the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Saarland.