Leben in Deutschland Test — North Rhine-Westphalia
Free practice for the German citizenship test, with the 10 BAMF state-specific questions for North Rhine-Westphalia.
What's specific to North Rhine-Westphalia
Each Bundesland has a 10-question pool of state-specific questions about its parliament, capital, geography, and government. When you take the mock test, 3 of the 33 questions are randomly drawn from North Rhine-Westphalia's pool — the same as the real BAMF Einbürgerungstest. The 30 general questions you'll see are the same across Germany.
North Rhine-Westphalia lies in the west of Germany, borders the Netherlands and Belgium, and has more inhabitants than any other state; its capital is Düsseldorf, not Cologne, the largest city. The state parliament is the Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen, elected for 5 years, and the head of government has the title "Ministerpräsident" ("Ministerpräsidentin" for a woman). In the official test, 3 of the 33 questions are about North Rhine-Westphalia; they are drawn from the BAMF's pool of 10 questions for this state.
Quick facts about North Rhine-Westphalia
- Capital
- Düsseldorf
- Population
- 17,986,214
- Area
- 34,113 km²
Frequently asked questions about the Einbürgerungstest in North Rhine-Westphalia
How many questions about North Rhine-Westphalia are in the test?
Three. The test has 33 questions: 30 from the 300 general questions and 3 from the 10 questions for the state where you have your main registered address (Erstwohnsitz). For naturalisation you need at least 17 correct answers; at the end of the integration course, 15 are enough to pass the "Leben in Deutschland" test.
What do the questions about North Rhine-Westphalia ask?
All 16 states have the same ten kinds of question. For North Rhine-Westphalia they cover the coat of arms and the colours of the flag, a rural district (Landkreis), how many years the parliament is elected for, the minimum voting age, where to find information on politics, the capital (Düsseldorf), the state's position on the map, the title of the head of government and which minister the state does not have.
Where can I take the test in North Rhine-Westphalia?
At a test centre approved by the BAMF (Prüfstelle). Your naturalisation authority (Einbürgerungsbehörde) tells you which test centres are near you, and you register with the centre directly. The test costs 25 euros.