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Lower Saxony (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 9.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Lower Saxony is the second largest state of Germany, its area comprising some 47613.35 square kilometers. It lies between The Netherlands in the west and the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony-Anhalt. It formed part of the historic Sachsen region. The people share a common Saxon origin and a common language, Plattdeutsch, related to Dutch, Frisian, and English. It received an influx of refugees during and after World War II. The modern state is a merger of four older districts: Hannover, Braunschweig, Oldenburg, and Schaumburg, created on November 1, 1946. The 2004 estimated population was 8,004,300. |
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| Niedersachsen (preferred,C,V,German,U,N)
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| Lower Saxony (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Saxony, Lower (C,O)
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| state (preferred, C) |
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established in 1946 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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