398. Which federal state is Lower Saxony?

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Explanation

Lower Saxony is one of the 16 constituent Länder of the Federal Republic and, as such, possesses its own statehood within the federal order (Art. 20(1), 30, 70 Basic Law). It was created in 1946 in the British occupation zone by amalgamating Hanover, Brunswick, Oldenburg, and Schaumburg-Lippe; its capital is Hanover. In the Bundesrat it participates in federal legislation and administration with the maximum of six votes (Arts. 50–51 Basic Law). Geographically it lies in the northwest, borders the North Sea and the Netherlands, and territorially surrounds the separate Land of Bremen (Bremen and Bremerhaven).