- Capital Düsseldorf
- Located in Western Germany, bordering Belgium and the Netherlands.
- Population total was 17,845,154 as of 2010.
- This makes the North Rhine-Westphalia the most populous state of Germany.
- North Rhine-Westphalia can claim that it has the most foreign direct investments than any other state in Germany.
- Rhine-Ruhr region is the primary mining and energy-producing area in Germany.
- Heavy industry has been the staple for the state's economy.
- Chemical, textiles, glass, heavy machinery, electrical equipment, precision instruments, and beer are all produced in Rhine-Ruhr.
- In the southern part of the Rhine-Ruhr region, in the Berg area, iron and metallurgical textiles and industries play a huge role.
- The North Rhine-Westphalia has business deals within Germany and other companies abroad.
- It contains 30 out of Germany's 80 largest cities.
- Some small cities in the state include: Bielefeld, Bonn, and Münster.
- Outside of the Ruhr, much of the state's land is committed to gardens, orchards, and commercial farmland.
- The state was created in 1946 by the process of the former Prussian providence of Westphalia and the northern part of the Prussian Rhine providence. Then the former state of the Lippe was incorporated in 1947.
- GamesCon is hosted in Cologne. GamesCon is the largest video game convention in the world.
- North Rhine-Westphalia is home to 14 universities and 50 partly post graduate colleges.
- North Rhine-Westphalia has hosted the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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