Schwerin capital; Minister-President Harald Ringstorff (SPD); Surface 23.170 km ²; Population 1.790.000 (2001); Density 77 hab. /km ²

Western Mecklemburgo-Pomerania is one of the 16 federated States of Germany, limits the north with the Baltic Sea, the west with Schleswig-Holstein, southwest with Baja Sajonia, the south with Brandeburgo and the east with Poland, but indeed with the Voivodia de Western Pomerania (Województwo zachodniopomorskie). It has one lowers density of population, near 80 inhabitants by km ². Some important cities are Rostock, Stralsund and Wismar.
This region to each other contains a great geologic platform of connected lakes, near the Baltic Sea. He is why Western Mecklemburgo-Pomerania it is known him like the “country of the thousand lakes”, between which stands out Lago Müritz that is but the great one of Germany.
The tourist center more outstanding is the Island of Rügen, that is the greater island of Germany.