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# Saarland

With around 2,570 km² and about 984,000 inhabitants (2022 census), Saarland is Germany's smallest territorial state; its capital is Saarbrücken.

## Overview

Saarland lies in southwestern Germany on the border with France and Luxembourg. The state capital is Saarbrücken. With around 2,570 km² and about 984,000 inhabitants (2022 census), it is the smallest territorial state. Its ISO-3166-2 code is DE-SL. After the 1955 referendum, Saarland joined the Federal Republic on 1 January 1957 as its eleventh federal state.

## Administrative divisions

Saarland has never had government regions. Below the state level there are 6 rural districts, including the Regionalverband Saarbrücken as a special municipal association; there are no urban districts.

## Major cities

- Saarbrücken (around 180,000 inhabitants)
- Neunkirchen (around 46,000 inhabitants)
- Homburg (around 41,000 inhabitants)

## Transport

Saarbrücken is an ICE hub on the Frankfurt–Paris axis (the Saarbahn and Saarbrücken S-Bahn complement regional traffic); the A 6 and A 8 connect the state with the Saar-Lor-Lux region.

## Economy

Important are the steel and metal industry (Dillinger Hütte), automotive supply, computer science and IT security as well as cross-border cooperation in the Greater Region of Saar-Lor-Lux.

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## 来源

- Saarland — Wikipedia：https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarland abgerufen 2026-10-28