Facts and Figures
| Geographic | |
|---|---|
| Land’s surface | 29,654 km² |
| Capital city | Potsdam |
| Largest city | Potsdam with 187,820 Inhabitants (2024) |
| Smallest city | Märkisch Buchholz with 849 Inhabitants (2024) |
| Longest rivers | Spree (400 km), Havel (334 km) |
| Largest lake | Schwielochsee (13.3 km²) |
| Highest peak | Kutschenberg (201.0 m) |
| Warmest location | Preschen (near Cottbus) with 39.9 °C on July 7, 1994 |
| Driest locations | Lindenberg and Doberlug-Kirchhain with 0 mm precipitation in October 1908 |
| Geographical center of the Land | Lake Fahrland (Fahrländer See), marked by a stele in the water |
| Outermost border points | Wismar/Hansfelde (North) Jerischke (East) Ortrand (South) Besandten (West) |
| Inhabitants | |
|---|---|
| Inhabitants | 2,556,747 Inhabitants (2024) |
| Inhabitants per km² | 86 Inhabitants/km² |
| Average age | 47.1 years (2022) |
| Marriages | 4.3 per 1,000 Inhabitants (2024) |
| Average age at first marriage | Men 35.7 years, Women 33.1 years |
| Persons per household | 2.0 (2024) |
| Children per woman | 1.33 (2024) |
| Economy | |
|---|---|
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | 97.54 billion Euro (2024) |
| GDP per working person | 37,774 Euro (2024) |
| Occupation | 1,146,100 Employees (within the scope of national insurance on June 30, 2024) |
| Working hours per person | 1,338 hours p.a. (2023) |
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Number of pupils | 323,600 (2025) |
| Number of teachers | 22,227 (2025) |
| Number of students | 52,671 (2024) |
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