North Rhine-Westphalian State Parliament (Landtag)

Nestled around the river Rhine, Düsseldorf is the capital of one of Germany's industrial heartlands, North Rhine-Westphalia. It has a population of around 640,000, but in terms of area, it is smaller than its neighbour Cologne.

For many, North Rhine-Westphalia is synonymous with industrial areas and urban agglomerations. However, the largest part of the state is used for agriculture (almost 52%) and forests (25%).

A Landtag ( lit. 'State Diet') is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non-federal matters.

North Rhine–Westphalia, Land (state) of western Germany. It is bordered by the states of Lower Saxony to the north and northeast, Hessen to the east, and Rhineland-Palatinate to the south and by the countries of Belgium to the southwest and the Netherlands to the west.