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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania lies in the north-east of Germany. The state borders on Poland in the east, on Brandenburg in the south and on Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein in the west. In the north the Baltic Sea forms a natural border almost 400 kilometres in length. The physical features of the landscape of Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania were fashioned by the last Ice Age.

The surface area of the state of Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania covers more than 23,000 square kilometres and the population is some 1.7 million. The rich cultural heritage, the unique natural environment and the diversified cultural and recreational activities on offer make the state particularly attractive.

Beaches and bluffs along a coast of 1,700 kilometres. There are also over 2,000 lakes which ensure that water is never far away. A land where the beaver and the white-tailed eagle are at home and where storks and cranes have their nests: in Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania you will experience nature in its entire diversity – gentle hills and steep cliffs, sandy dunes and luscious meadows, unspoiled woods and well cultivated fields.

There are almost 300 nature reserves and more than 140 large landscape conservation areas in addition to three biosphere reserves and seven nature parks. Last but not least three of the twelve German national parks are located in Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania providing breeding and resting areas for birds of regional, national and international importance.