308. Which federal state is Baden-Württemberg?

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Explanation

Baden-Württemberg is one of the constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany within a federal system (Article 20(1) Basic Law, GG). It was created in 1952 by referendum under Article 118 GG from the states of Baden, Württemberg-Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern; its capital is Stuttgart. As a Land, it has its own constitution, exercises core Länder competences (notably cultural and educational matters, police, and local government), and participates in the Bundesrat with six votes. Its formation illustrates the early territorial reorganization of the Federal Republic and the logic of cooperative federalism (principle of Bundestreue; Articles 28, 30 GG).