PO 'MERA'NIA ( Ger. POM1VIERN, OW me'rn). A province of Prussia, bounded by the Baltic Sea on the north. West Prussia on the east. Brandenburg on the south, and Meck lenburg-Schwerin and Meeklenburg-Strelitz on the west (Map: Prussia. F 2). Its area is 11.028 square miles. The surface is mostly flat, with isolated hills in the eastern part and a general inclination toward the Baltic. The coast is low and is very deeply indented, form ing numerous inlets, among which the Stettiner HatT is the most prominent. The only river of importance is the Oder. It forms many ponds along its course. and falls into the Stettiner Hair. There are numerous lake, both along the coasts and in the interior. The climate, espe cially in the east. is somewhat raw on account of the of the sea. Pomerania is chiefly an agricultural country, although its soil with a few exceptions is rather inferior and in some parts unfit for farming. The best agricultural land is found in the districts of Stralsund and Kiislin and along the Oiler. Rye, wheat, barley,
potatoes, tobacco. and several kinds of beets are raised in vast quantities. Some of these prod nets are exported. Cattle-raising is also a very inmpo•tant occupation. Smoked fish is one of the famous products of Pomerania. The manufac turing industries are of less impw•tance. They are centred chiefly in the cities and are confined for the most part to shipbuilding and the manu facture of machinery. There are also some glass works, sugar refineries, tobacco factories, woolen mills, breweries, and distilleries. Owing to its numerous harbors, Pomerania has a lvell-devel °pod sea trade, of which Stettin. the capital. is the centre. The province is divided into the three districts of Stettin. K0slin. and Stralsund. and sends 20 Deputies to the Lower and 25 to the Upper House of the Prussian Landtag. In 1900 the population was 1.034.059, almost all Protestants. The Poles and other Slays number about 1100.