The German County Association (DLT) is the association of the 294 German counties at the federal level. Its direct members are the Landkreistage (county councils) of the 13 Flächenländer (federal states), which represent the municipal interests in their respective federal state. It represents three quarters of the local authorities, around 96% of the land area and, with 55 million inhabitants, 68% of the population of Germany.
