Bavaria

The Free State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern) is a state of Germany. In the southeast of the country with an area of 70,548 square kilometers (27,200 sq mi), it is the largest state, making up almost a fifth of the total land area of Germany, and with 12.5 million inhabitants is Germany's second most populous state. Munich, Bavaria's capital and largest city, is the third largest city in Germany.