Saarland | |
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Anthem: "Ich rühm' dich, du freundliches Land an der Saar" ("I praise you, you friendly land at the Saar") | |
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Coordinates: 49°22′59″N 6°49′59″E / 49.38306°N 6.83306°E | |
Country | Germany |
Capital | Saarbrücken |
Government | |
• Body | Landtag of Saarland |
• Minister-President | Anke Rehlinger (SDP) |
• Governing parties | SPD |
• Bundesrat votes | 3 (of 69) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,570 km2 (990 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 990,509 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Saarlanders |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | DE-SL |
GRP (nominal) | €36 billion (2019)[1] |
GRP per capita | €37,000 (2019) |
NUTS Region | DEC |
HDI (2018) | 0.931[2] very high · 8th of 16 |
Website | www |
Saarland (/ˈsɑːrlænd/, also US: /ˈzɑːr-/, German: [ˈzaːɐ̯lant] (listen); French: Sarre [saʁ]; Rhine Franconian: Saarlond) is a Bundesland (state) of Germany. It has an area of 2,568.45 km2 (991.7 sq mi) and 1,014,000 people living in it (2011). Saarland lies in the south-west of Germany, near the French border near Metz. The capital is Saarbrücken.