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Brandenburg is one of Germanys sixteen federal states. It lies in the east of the country, and it is one of the new states re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam. Brandenburg surrounds but excludes the national capital Berlin. Historically Brandenburg was an independent state, the Margraviate of Brandenburg, which grew to become the core of modern Germany. The state of Brandenburg was named after the town of Brandenburg an der Havel.