'''Hesse''' ([[German]]: ''Hessen'') is a federal state (''Land'') of central [[Germany]]. It has an area of 8,147 square miles (21,110 sq km) and a population of 6,000,000. The state [[capital]] is [[Wiesbaden]]; the largest city is [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]], Germany's financial capital. Other major cities and towns include Darmstadt and Kassel. Until 2013 Hesse was ruled by [[Conservative]] [[CDU]] and liberal libertarian [[Free Democratic Party|FDP]]. Now it will form Currently there is a coalition with between the [[CDU]] and the Leftist [[Environmental ]] [[Alliance '90/The Greens]].