378. Which federal state (Land) is the Saarland?

Answer options

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Explanation

The Saarland is one of the 16 Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany and acceded to the FRG on 1 January 1957 pursuant to the 1956 Saar Treaty under former Article 23 of the Basic Law (GG). Historically, the Saar territory was under League of Nations administration from 1920 to 1935, rejoined the German Reich after a 1935 plebiscite, and after 1945 became a French-aligned Saar Protectorate; the proposed Saar Statute was rejected in a 1955 referendum. In constitutional terms, Saarland is equal to the other Länder (Article 28 GG) and participates in federal legislation through the Bundesrat (Article 50 GG). Its integration is often called the “small reunification,” completed in 1959 with monetary union (introduction of the Deutsche Mark).