How many subdivisions does Germany have?

Germany has 16 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:DE, including 16 länders.

What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Germany?

Germany subdivision codes follow the format DE-XX, where DE is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, DE-BB represents Brandenburg.

How to get Germany subdivisions in JavaScript?

Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('DE') to get all 16 subdivisions, or import directly from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/DE' for tree-shaking.

🇩🇪Germany Länders

All 16 Germany subdivisions with ISO 3166-2:DE codes - Europe / Western Europe

Total

16 subdivisions

Types

Länder

ISO Standard

ISO 3166-2:DE

Code Example

import { subdivision } from '@koshmoney/countries';

// Get all Germany subdivisions
const subs = subdivision.getByCountry('DE');
// => 16 subdivisions

// Look up a specific subdivision
subdivision.get('DE-BB');
// => { code: 'DE-BB', name: 'Brandenburg', type: 'Länder' }

// Validate a subdivision code
subdivision.isValidCode('DE-BB');  // true
subdivision.isValidRegion('DE', 'BB');  // true

Tree-Shaking Tip

Import only Germany subdivisions to minimize bundle size:

// Import only Germany subdivisions for smaller bundles
import { subdivisions } from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/DE';

Object.entries(subdivisions);
// => 16 entries

All Germany Länders

Code	Name	Type
DE-BB	Brandenburg	Länder
DE-BE	Berlin	Länder
DE-BW	Baden-Württemberg	Länder
DE-BY	Bayern	Länder
DE-HB	Bremen	Länder
DE-HE	Hessen	Länder
DE-HH	Hamburg	Länder
DE-MV	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Länder
DE-NI	Niedersachsen	Länder
DE-NW	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Länder
DE-RP	Rheinland-Pfalz	Länder
DE-SH	Schleswig-Holstein	Länder
DE-SL	Saarland	Länder
DE-SN	Sachsen	Länder
DE-ST	Sachsen-Anhalt	Länder
DE-TH	Thüringen	Länder

FAQ

How many subdivisions does Germany have?: Germany has 16 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:DE, including 16 länders.
What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Germany?: Germany subdivision codes follow the format DE-XX, where DE is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, DE-BB represents Brandenburg.
How to get Germany subdivisions in JavaScript?: Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('DE') to get all 16 subdivisions.

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