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Saarland state questions
These 10 questions about Saarland are part of the naturalization test in this state, in addition to the 300 federal questions.
1. Which coat of arms belongs to the federal state of Saarland?
Correct answer: Image 4
Saarland's coat of arms is split into four fields for Trier, Lorraine, Nassau and the Palatinate, showing the mix of historic territories that shaped the state.
2. Which is a district in Saarland?
Correct answer: Neunkirchen
Neunkirchen is a district in Saarland. The Mecklenburg Lake District, Altötting and Rhein-Sieg all belong to other states.
3. For how many years is the state parliament of Saarland elected?
Correct answer: 5
The Saarland Landtag serves a five-year term, the usual length for German state parliaments.
4. From what age can you vote in municipal elections in Saarland?
Correct answer: 18
Saarland keeps the municipal voting age at 18. A move to allow 16-year-olds did not reach the majority needed in the Landtag, so it never became law.
5. What are the colors of the state flag of Saarland?
Correct answer: black-red-gold
Saarland's flag is the national black-red-gold tricolor with the state coat of arms in the center.
6. Where can you obtain information about political topics in Saarland?
Correct answer: at the State Center for Political Education
Saarland's Landeszentrale für politische Bildung is the neutral source for political information, unlike churches, consumer centers or the local regulatory office.
7. The state capital of Saarland is called …
Correct answer: Saarbrücken.
Saarbrücken, named after the river Saar, is the capital of Saarland and seat of its government and Landtag.
8. Which federal state is Saarland?
Correct answer: Number 2 in the image
Saarland is Germany's smallest non-city state, tucked into the southwest corner near France and Luxembourg.
9. What is the title of the head of government of Saarland?
Correct answer: Minister President
Saarland, a territorial state rather than a city state, calls its head of government Ministerpräsident (Ministerpräsidentin).
10. Which minister does the Saarland not have?
Correct answer: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Saarland has ministries for justice, the interior and finance, but not for foreign affairs, since that stays with the federal government.
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