Politics Asked by Neil Tarrant on October 2, 2021
In the United States of America, Washington DC is not part of any state.
In Australia, there are three mainland territories which are not part of any state (although apparently two essentially function as states).
Each of these countries also administers various smaller lands outside of the system of ‘states’ – the US Virgin Islands, Norfolk Island, etc.
Are there any lands which are a part of Germany, but are not a part of any of the sixteen states?
No. Some time ago, there was a (short and pointless) discussion regarding whether the state of Berlin (which in its borders is identical to city of Berlin, which is also the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany) should be transformed into an "independent" district after the example of Washington DC.
Back then is was concluded that this would violate the German Grundgesetz (the constitution).
Berlin will ein Bundesland bleiben und beansprucht keine Sonderstellung nach dem Vorbild von Washington D.C. Das hat der Senat gestern klargestellt. Das Grundgesetz schließe „nach einhelliger Einschätzung aus, dass es irgendein bundesunmittelbares Gebiet geben kann“, steht in einem Senatsbericht über die Arbeit der FöderalismusKommission. Deren Aufgabe ist es, Vorschläge zur Modernisierung der bundesstaatlichen Ordnung vorzulegen. In dem Gremium sitzen Vertreter des Bundes und der Länder.
So all members of the Förderalismuskommission agree that there cannot be territories that are under direct control of the Federal Government. A territory that neither belongs to the states nor is controlled by the federal government would not be "German" in any meaningful sense, so such a thing does not exist and barring changes to the constitution cannot exist.
Correct answer by Eike Pierstorff on October 2, 2021
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