North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen ) is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf; the biggest city is Cologne. The state is currently run by a coalition of the Social Democrats and Greens.
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“By the North Gate, the wind blows full of sand,
Lonely from the beginning of time until now!
Trees fall, the grass goes yellow with autumn.”
—Li Po (701–762)