State capital: Schwerin Population: 1.8 million Area: 23,838 sq km
Known as the land of a thousand lakes, the coastal scenery of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania bears the mark of the Ice Ages. Western Pomerania (Vorpommern in German) was under Swedish control for many centuries until the coming of the Prussians.
Mecklenburg, however, was an independent part of the German Empire, split into two states in 1701, only reunited in 1934.
After World War II, Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania was created as part of East Germany, but soon after dissolved and split into three new districts. In 1990, it was revived as a federal state of Germany. Most people in the region speak Low German - known as low because it is spoken mainly by people living in valleys and such, as opposed to High German, spoken by Germans living nearer to the Alps.
It actually has nothing to do with the quality of the language.
With its largest city at Rostock, the economy of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is based on the shipbuilding,
food, beverage, construction, mechanical engineering, and building materials industries.
However, agriculture also plays a prominent role in the state's economy; more so than in most other states.
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After World War II, Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania was created as part of East Germany, but soon after dissolved and split into three new districts. In 1990, it was revived as a federal state of Germany. Most people in the region speak Low German - known as low because it is spoken mainly by people living in valleys and such, as opposed to High German, spoken by Germans living nearer to the Alps. 
With its largest city at Rostock, the economy of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is based on the shipbuilding,
food, beverage, construction, mechanical engineering, and building materials industries.