Schleswig-Holstein
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Schleswig-Holstein, Land (state) located in northwestern Germany. Schleswig-Holstein extends from the lower course of the Elbe River and the state of Hamburg northward to Denmark and thus occupies the southern third of the Jutland Peninsula. Along its eastern coast is the Baltic Sea, and along its western coast is the North Sea. It has a southeastern land boundary with the state of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania. Schleswig-Holstein also includes Fehmarn Island in the Baltic and Helgoland, Sylt, Fohr, Amrum, and other German islands in the North Frisian group. The capital is Kiel. Area 6,085 square miles (15,761 square km). Pop. (2015 est.) 2,858,714.
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