GermanyBerlin, Aufgabe 7 · Berlin · Your federal state

Which federal state is a city-state?

In the exam (German)

Welches Bundesland ist ein Stadtstaat?

  1. aBerlinBerlinCorrect answer
  2. bSaarlandSaarland
  3. cBrandenburgBrandenburg
  4. dHessenHessen

Why?

A city-state is a city that is also a federal state in its own right. Germany has three: Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Saarland is small, but it is a territorial state with many towns and municipalities – just like Brandenburg and Hessen.

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