page_title: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / Politics
caption_attribution_description: English: Schwerin Palace on its island at Lake Schwerin, aerial view Deutsch: Schweriner Schloss auf der Schlossinsel im Schweriner See, LuftbildFrançais&#160;: Le Château de Schwerin sur son île, vue aérienne.
context_page_description: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is one of the 16 States of Germany. The capital is Schwerin.
  As of 2016, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had about 1,612,000 people.
  It made part of former East Germany.
  It is the most northeastern state of Germany. It borders the Baltic Sea in the north, Poland in the east, Brandenburg in the south, Lower Saxony in the southwest and Schleswig-Holstein in the west.
  Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is low-lying and has many rivers, canals and lakes. The Stettin Lagoon lies partly in this state and partly in Poland.
  The state hosts the biggest German island called Rügen, and the second biggest German lake called Müritz.
context_section_description: Seats in the state parliament (Landtag) since 2016:
  SPD: 26
  AfD: 18
  CDU: 16
  Linke: 11
  Total: 71 seats
caption: Schloss Schwerin
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