Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. Where is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?Northeastern Germany, on the Baltic Sea coast
2. How many people live in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?Approximately 1.6 million residents
3. How big is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?23,300 km² (9,000 sq mi), making it the sixth largest German state
4. What is the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?Schwerin
5. What language do people speak in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?German (official), with regional use of Low German
6. When was Mecklenburg-Vorpommern built?1990, following German reunification

Bundesland: A federal state within the Federal Republic of Germany, possessing its own government and legislative powers.
Hanseatic Cities: Medieval trading cities, like Stralsund and Wismar, that were part of the Hanseatic League.
German Reunification: The historical event in 1990 that unified the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) with the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).
Low German: A West Germanic language historically spoken in northern Germany and the Netherlands, still present in some regions.