Saarland

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Statistics

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Capital:Saarbr?cken

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Area:2570 km?

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Inhabitants:1,080,000 (2000)

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pop. density:420 people/km?

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Website:http://www.saarland.de/

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ISO 3166-2:DE-SL

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Politics

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Minister-president:Peter M?ller (CDU)

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Ruling party:CDU

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Map

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Saarland is one of the 16 states of Germany. The capital is Saarbr?cken. It has an area of 2570 km? and 1.08 million inhabitants. In both area and population it is the smallest of the German Fl?chenl?nder ("area states"), i.e. those that are not City States.

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Minister-president: A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries, and is alternative term for prime minister or first minister....

CDU: CDU as a three-letter abbreviation can refer to:...

States of Germany: Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known in German as L?nder (singular Land). Since Land is also the German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder ("Federal States"; singular Bundesland) is often used instead to avoid ambiguity....