The correct answer is:
Alsace-Lorraine
Elsass-Lothringen
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Quick explanation
Alsace-Lorraine is not a German federal state.
Why is this correct?
The region is in present-day France; North Rhine-Westphalia, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt are German states.
Background
Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen) is a region in France on the German border. It belonged to the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, but has been French again for over a hundred years. It has never been part of the Federal Republic of Germany. The 16 federal states are: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia.
Why are the other answers wrong?
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state, with Düsseldorf as its capital. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (capital Schwerin) and Saxony-Anhalt (capital Magdeburg) are among the states that joined with reunification in 1990.
Memory tip
Elsass = Alsace: it sounds French, and it is French.
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