Saarland
state of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Summary
Saarland is a federated state of Germany[1]. Saarland draws 16,446 Wikipedia views per month (federated state of germany category, ranking #12 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: IT Planning Council[3], Zweckverband Personennahverkehr Saarland[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Germany[5]
- Country: Germany[6]
- Head of government: Anke Rehlinger[7]
- Instance of: unit of measurement[8]
- Capital: Saarbrücken[9]
- Shares border with: Rhineland-Palatinate[10], Moselle[11], Lorraine[12], Luxembourg[13], Grand Est[14]
- Named after: Saar[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Merzig-Wadern[16], Neunkirchen[17], Regionalverband Saarbrücken[18], Saarlouis[19], Saarpfalz-Kreis[20], St. Wendel[21]
- Flag: flag of Saarland[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Podkarpackie Voivodeship[23], Lviv Oblast[24]
- Legislative body: Landtag of Saarland[25]
- Executive body: Government of Saarland[26]
- Highest judicial authority: Constitutional Court of the Saarland[27]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Saarland[28]
- Commons category: Saarland[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[30], UTC+02:00[31]
- Foundational text: Constitution of the Saarland[32]
- Archives at: Landesarchiv Saarbrücken[33]
- Inception: December 17, 1947[34]
- Highest point: Dollberg[35]
- Official website: https://www.saarland.de/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saarland[37]
- Commons gallery: Saarland[38]
- Population: 986,887[39], 995,597[40], 1,017,567[41], 1,006,864[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saarland include .saarland[43], a generic top-level domain[44].
Why It Matters
Saarland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Saarland is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Saarland include .saarland[43], a generic top-level domain[44].