What is North Rhine-Westphalia?
{{Infobox German state |Name = North Rhine-Westphalia |German_name = Nordrhein-Westfalen |map = Deutschland Lage von Nordrhein-Westfalen.svg |map_size = 200 |map_text = |flag =Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia.svg |state_coa =Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westfalia.svg |capital = Düsseldorf |area = 34084<!-- in square kilometers --> |population = 18,033,000 |pop_date = |Website = nrw.de |leader_party = [[CDU]] |ruling_party1 = [[CDU]] |ruling_party2 = [[FDP]] |leader_title = [[Minister President]] |leader = [[Hendrik Wüst]] }} '''North Rhine-Westphalia''' ({{lang-de| Nordrhein-Westfalen}}, [[Low Franconian]]: ''Noordrien-Wesfale'', [[Low German language|Low German]]: ''Noordrhien-Westfalen'', [[Kölsch language|Kölsch]]: ''Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale'') is the federal state ([[States of Germany|Bundesland]]) with the highest [[population]] in [[Germany]]. It is in the western part of [[Germany]] and has 18,033,000 inhabitants. The capital is [[Düsseldorf]], while the city with the most inhabitants is [[Cologne]]. == Districts == North Rhine-Westphalia is divided into five [[Regierungsbezirk|government regions]]: * [[Arnsberg Government Region|Arnsberg]] * [[Cologne Government Region|Cologne]] * [[Detmold Government Region|Detmold]] * [[Düsseldorf Government Region|Düsseldorf]] * [[Münster Government Region|Münster]] == History == * [[1807]]-[[1813]] — [[Westphalia]] is a kingdom. * [[1817]] — Westphalia became a province of [[Prussia]]. * [[1824]] — Jülich, Kleve, Berg and Niederrhein united to [[Rhine Province]]. * [[1919]] — Belgium took [[Eupen]] and [[Malmedy]]. * [[1946]] — Rhine Province, [[Westphalia]] and [[Lippe-Detmold]] united to North Rhine-Westphalia. == Cities == * [[Aachen]] * [[Bergisch Gladbach]] * [[Bielefeld]] * [[Bocholt]] * [[Bochum]] * [[Bonn]] * [[Bottrop]] * [[Castrop-Rauxel]] * [[Cologne]] * [[Dinslaken]] * [[Dortmund]] * [[Düren]] * [[Düsseldorf]] * [[Duisburg]] * [[Essen]] * [[Geldern]] * [[Gelsenkirchen]] * [[Gütersloh]] * [[Hagen]] * [[Hamm]] * [[Hattingen]] * [[Heinsberg]] * [[Herne, Germany|