Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region
The Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region (German: Metropolregion Berlin-Brandenburg) or capital region (German: Hauptstadtregion Berlin-Brandenburg) is one of eleven metropolitan regions of Germany, consisting of the entire territories of the state of Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg. The region covers an area of 30,545 square kilometres (11,793 sq mi) with a total population of about 6.2 million.
Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region
Metropolregion Berlin-Brandenburg | |
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Berlin, the largest city in the metropolitan area | |
Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Berlin Brandenburg |
| Largest cities | Berlin Potsdam Cottbus |
| Airports | Berlin Brandenburg Airport |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 30,370 km2 (11,730 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Metro | 6,144,600 |
| • Metro density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €268.179 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | Official website |
The metropolitan region should be distinguished from Berlin's immediate agglomeration, dubbed Berliner Umland (English: Berlin's surrounding countryside or Berlin's countryside) which comprises the city and the nearby Brandenburg municipalities. Berliner Umland is significantly smaller and much more densely populated than the metropolitan region, accounting for the vast majority of the region's population over a fraction of its total land area.