Cultural note: In practice,
Bundesländer occurs in usage more often in
Germany than in
Austria,
and common usages in both countries are contrary to the official constitutional construct.
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
Both forms are found as German loan words in English.