As of 2003, Saxony is the sixth most populous German state.
The Free State of Saxony -LRB- der Freistaat Sachsen -LSB- ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈzaksn -RSB- Swobodny stat Sakska -RRB- is a landlocked federal state of Germany , bordering the federal states of Brandenburg , Saxony Anhalt , Thuringia , and Bavaria , as well as the countries of Poland -LRB- Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships -RRB- and the Czech Republic -LRB- Karlovy Vary , Liberec and Usti nad Labem Regions -RRB- .. state. States of Germany. Germany. Germany. Brandenburg. Brandenburg. Saxony Anhalt. Saxony Anhalt. Thuringia. Thuringia. Bavaria. Bavaria. countries. countries. Poland. Poland. Lower Silesian. Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Czech Republic. Czech Republic. Karlovy Vary. Karlovy Vary Region. Liberec. Liberec Region. Its capital is Dresden , and its largest city is Leipzig .. Dresden. Dresden. Leipzig. Leipzig. Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany 's sixteen states , with an area of 18,413 km2 , and the sixth most populous , with 4 million people .. Germany. Germany. Located in the middle of a large , formerly all German-speaking part of Europe , the history of the state of Saxony spans more than a millennium .. state. States of Germany. It has been a medieval duchy , an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire , a kingdom , and twice a republic .. duchy. Duchy of Saxony. electorate. Electorate of Saxony. Holy Roman Empire. Holy Roman Empire. kingdom. Kingdom of Saxony. The area of the modern state of Saxony should not be confused with Old Saxony , the area inhabited by Saxons .. state. States of Germany. Old Saxony. Old Saxony. Saxons. Saxons. Old Saxony corresponds approximately to the modern German states of Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt and the Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia .. Old Saxony. Old Saxony. Lower Saxony. Lower Saxony. Saxony-Anhalt. Saxony-Anhalt. North Rhine-Westphalia. North Rhine-Westphalia