Baden-Württemberg at a glance
Population
10.7 million (including 1.3 million foreigners) Surface area
35.752 square kilometres
Size relation to rest of Germany
3rd largest of 16 federal states.
Employment levels
Lowest levels of unemployment in Germany
Expenses R&D
Expenditure on research on development in Baden-Württemberg accounts for 4.2 % of the gross domestic product, placing it well above the EU average (1.8 %) and the German national average (2.5 %), and even well out in front of the USA (2.7 %) and Japan (3.1 %).
Safety
Since many years, Baden-Württemberg boasts of having the lowest crime rate in the whole of Germany.