Lower Saxony is a German area state (Flächenländer) situated in Northwest Germany.
The capital is Hanover. Its largest cities are: Hanover, Braunschweig, Oldenburg, Osnabrück, Wolfsburg, Göttingen, Salzgitter, Hildesheim, Delmenhorst and Wilhelmshaven.
Area: 47,614.07 km2 (18,383.90 sq mi)
Population: 8,003,421