The correct answer is:
16
16
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Quick explanation
The Federal Republic of Germany has 16 federal states.
Why is this correct?
They include 13 territorial states and the three city states Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg.
Background
Germany has 16 federal states: 13 territorial states such as Bavaria or North Rhine-Westphalia and 3 city states – Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. There have been 16 since reunification in 1990, when the five eastern states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia joined and Berlin was reunited. Each state has its own constitution, parliament and government.
Why are the other answers wrong?
14, 15 and 17 are wrong. The question catalogue also contains 10 questions for each federal state; 3 questions about your own state come up in the test.
Memory tip
16 = 13 territorial states + 3 city states.
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