[{"n": "Hesse", "u": "/e/german-states/hesse/", "s": "Landlocked German state, financial centre Frankfurt, named after the Chatti tribe."}, {"n": "Lower Saxony", "u": "/e/german-states/lower-saxony/", "s": "Fourth-largest German state by area, with diverse landscapes from coast to mountains"}, {"n": "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern", "u": "/e/german-states/mecklenburg-vorpommern/", "s": "Coastal German state formed from Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania."}, {"n": "Saxony", "u": "/e/german-states/saxony/", "s": "A German state with a long history as duchy, electorate, and kingdom."}, {"n": "Bavaria", "u": "/e/german-states/bavaria/", "s": "Largest German state, with a history from Celts to kingdom."}, {"n": "Berlin", "u": "/e/german-states/berlin/", "s": "Capital and largest city of Germany, a global hub of culture and science."}, {"n": "Brandenburg", "u": "/e/german-states/brandenburg/", "s": "Landlocked German state surrounding Berlin, core of historic Prussia."}, {"n": "Bremen", "u": "/e/german-states/bremen/", "s": "A historic Hanseatic port city and cultural hub of Northern Germany."}, {"n": "Hamburg", "u": "/e/german-states/hamburg/", "s": "Second-largest German city and major Hanseatic port."}, {"n": "North Rhine-Westphalia", "u": "/e/german-states/north-rhine-westphalia/", "s": "Most populous German state, formed from Prussian provinces and Lippe."}, {"n": "Rhineland-Palatinate", "u": "/e/german-states/rhineland-palatinate/", "s": "A post-war German state formed from historic regions."}, {"n": "Saarland", "u": "/e/german-states/saarland/", "s": "Small German state with a contested Franco-German history."}, {"n": "Saxony-Anhalt", "u": "/e/german-states/saxony-anhalt/", "s": "A German state formed in 1945, re-established after reunification."}, {"n": "Schleswig-Holstein", "u": "/e/german-states/schleswig-holstein/", "s": "Northernmost German state with a contested Danish-German history."}, {"n": "Thuringia", "u": "/e/german-states/thuringia/", "s": "Central German state, green heart, home to Bach, Goethe, Schiller."}, {"n": "Baden-Württemberg", "u": "/e/german-states/baden-w-rttemberg/", "s": "A prosperous German state formed from Baden, Württemberg, and Hohenzollern."}, {"n": "Bremen (state)", "u": "/e/german-states/bremen-state/", "s": "Smallest German state, a historic Hanseatic city and port."}]