Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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State Flag

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State Service Flag

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Statistics

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Capital:Schwerin

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Area:23,170 km²

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Inhabitants:1,790,000 (2001)

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pop. density:77 people/km²

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Website:http://www.m-v.de/

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ISO 3166-2:DE-MV

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Politics

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Minister-president:Harald Ringstorff (SPD)

Related Topics:
Minister-president - Harald Ringstorff - SPD

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Ruling party:SPD/PDS coalition

Related Topics:
SPD - PDS

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Map

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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany.

Related Topics:
German - ''Bundesland'' - Germany

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It has an area of 23,170 km² but has only 1.7 million inhabitants, making it one of the German states with the lowest population density. The Baltic Sea's beaches and islands, as well as the many lakes in the interior, attract many tourists every year. There are two universities and a number of colleges of applied science.

Related Topics:
Population density - Baltic Sea

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The largest cities are Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Stralsund, Wismar and Greifswald. All have a population of less than 200,000.

Related Topics:
Rostock - Schwerin - Neubrandenburg - Stralsund - Wismar - Greifswald

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