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___MASK42___ is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine - Westphalia and the fourth - largest city in ___MASK59___ ( after Berlin , ___MASK77___ , and Munich ). It is located within the Rhine - Ruhr metropolitan region , one of the major European metropolitan regions and the largest in ___MASK59___ , with more than ten million inhabitants . ___MASK20___ is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in ___MASK86___ , Germany . It is in the west of ___MASK86___ and adjoins the state of Baden - Württemberg . The administrative seat is Ansbach but the most populated city is Nuremberg . A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch ( the government ) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature ( the parliament ). There are a number of variations of parliamentary republics . ___MASK54___ have a clear differentiation between the head of government and the head of state , with the head of government holding real power , much like constitutional monarchies . Some have combined the roles of head of state and head of government , much like presidential systems , but with a dependency upon parliamentary power . ___MASK7___ ( formerly also " Weißenburg im Nordgau ") is a town in Middle Franconia , Germany . It is the capital of the district Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen . In 2010 its population was 17 , 513 . A republic ( from ) is a sovereign state , country , or government which is organized with a form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizen body and government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law . In modern times , the definition of a republic commonly refers to a government which excludes a monarch . Currently , 147 of the world ' s 206 sovereign states use the word " republic " ___MASK22___ part of their official names ; not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments , nor do all nations with elected governments use the word " republic " in their names . ___MASK79___ ( Swabian : " Schduagert "), often nicknamed the "" Schwabenmetropole "" in reference to its location in the center of ___MASK25___ and the local dialect spoken by some natives , is the capital and largest city of the German state of ___MASK94___ - Württemberg . It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley locally known as the " Stuttgarter Kessel " an hour from the Swabian ___MASK89___ and the Black Forest . ___MASK79___ ' s name comes from the Old High German word "" Stuogarten "," or " stud farm "  a reference to the city ' s founding in 950 AD as a stud farm . ___MASK79___  s urban area has a population of 623 , 738 , and a further making it the sixth largest city in Germany , 2 . 7 million people live in the city  s administrative region , and another 5 . 3 million people in its metropolitan area , making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany . Gunzenhausen is a town in the Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen district , in ___MASK86___ , Germany . It is situated on the river Altmühl , northwest of ___MASK7___ , and southwest of Nuremberg . Gunzenhausen is a nationally recognized recreation area . ___MASK96___ am Main is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of ___MASK69___ and the fifth - largest city in Germany , with a 2015 population of 731 , 095 within its administrative boundaries , and 2 . 3 million in its urban area . The city is at the centre of the larger ___MASK96___ Rhine - Main Metropolitan Region , which has a population of 5 . 8 million and is Germany ' s second - largest metropolitan region after Rhine - Ruhr . Since the enlargement of the ___MASK40___ in 2013 , the geographic centre of the EU is about to the east of ___MASK96___ ' s CBD , the Bankenviertel . ___MASK96___ is culturally and ethnically diverse , with around half of the population , and a majority of young people , having a migration background . A quarter of the population are foreign nationals , including many expatriates . ___MASK32___ is a city on the river Pegnitz and the Rhine  Main  Danube Canal in the German state of ___MASK86___ , in the administrative region of Middle Franconia , about north of Munich . It is the second - largest city in ___MASK86___ ( after Munich ), and the largest in Franconia ( Franken ). The population as of February 2015 , is 517 , 498 , which makes it Germany ' s fourteenth - largest city . The urban area also includes Fürth , Erlangen and Schwabach with a total population of . The " European Metropolitan Area ___MASK32___ " has ca . 3 . 5 million inhabitants . ___MASK90___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK90___ is bordered by the ___MASK87___ to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the ___MASK41___ , and the ___MASK72___ to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK90___ is generally considered as separated from ___MASK48___ by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK90___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK90___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The ___MASK40___ ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . ___MASK77___ ( local pronunciation ; Low German / Low Saxon : " Hamborg " ), officially " Freie und Hansestadt ___MASK77___ " ( Free and Hanseatic City of ___MASK77___ ), is the second largest city in Germany and the eighth largest city in the ___MASK40___ . It is the second smallest German state by area . Its population is over 1 . 7 million people , and the wider ___MASK77___ Metropolitan Region covers more than 5 . 1 million inhabitants . The city is situated on the river Elbe . ___MASK86___ is a federal state of Germany . Located in the German southeast with an area of 70 , 548 square kilometres ( 27 , 200 sq mi ), ___MASK86___ is the largest German state . Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany , and , with 12 . 9 million inhabitants , it is Germany ' s second most populous state . Munich , ___MASK86___ ' s capital and largest city , is the third largest city in Germany . Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen is a " Kreis " ( district ) in the ___MASK41___ of ___MASK86___ , Germany with au population of 95 . 000 . Neighboring districts are ( from the north clockwise ) Ansbach , Roth , Eichstätt and Donau - Ries . It is located in the south of Middle Franconia , 50 kilometers south of Nuremberg . Largest city and the administrative center is ___MASK7___ . ___MASK14___ is the capital and the largest city of ___MASK59___ ___MASK22___ well ___MASK22___ one of its constituent 16 states . With a population of approximately 3 . 5 million people , ___MASK14___ is the second ___MASK54___ populous city proper and the seventh ___MASK54___ populous urban area in the ___MASK40___ . Located in northeastern ___MASK59___ on the banks of rivers Spree and Havel , it is the centre of the ___MASK14___ - Brandenburg Metropolitan Region , which has about 6 million residents from more than 180 nations . Due to its location in the European Plain , ___MASK14___ is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate . Around one - third of the city ' s area is composed of forests , parks , gardens , rivers and ___MASK95___ . Bergen is a municipality in the Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen district , in ___MASK86___ , Germany . ___MASK27___ ( Low Franconian , Ripuarian : " Düsseldörp " ) is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine - Westphalia and the seventh most populous city in Germany . ___MASK27___ is an international business and financial centre , renowned for its fashion and trade fairs . The city is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two ___MASK75___ companies . Messe ___MASK27___ organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows . ___MASK59___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK59___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK59___ is the ___MASK54___ populous member state of the ___MASK40___ . After the United States , it is the second ___MASK54___ popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK59___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . Donau - ___MASK9___ (" Danube - ___MASK9___ ") is a district in Swabia , ___MASK86___ , Germany . It is bounded by ( from the north and clockwise ) the districts of Ansbach , Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen , Eichstätt , Neuburg - Schrobenhausen , Aichach - Friedberg , Augsburg and Dillingen , and by the state of Baden - Württemberg ( districts of Heidenheim and Ostalbkreis ). ___MASK39___ ( also in British English ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of ___MASK86___ , on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps . ___MASK39___ is the third largest city in Germany , after Berlin and Hamburg , and the 12th biggest city of the European Union , with a population of above 1 . 5 million . The ___MASK39___ Metropolitan Region is home to 5 . 8 million people . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the ___MASK40___ : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the ___MASK40___ and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency .