Lower Saxony State
Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) is bounded on the north by the North Sea and the states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, on the northeast by Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, on the east by Saxony-Anhalt, on the southeast by Thuringia, on the south by the states of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, and on the west by the Netherlands. Hannover is the capital and largest city. The northern two-thirds of Lower Saxony is low and flat. In the southeast and east the country is hilly extending into the Harz Mountains.
Political Map of Germany 1990
Lower Saxony is a rich agricultural state. In the north, wheat, rye, oats, and potatoes are the main crops. Cattle are raised for beef and dairy products. In the south, wheat and sugar beets are grown, and beef and dairy cattle are raised. Iron and lignite are the chief mineral products. Petroleum deposits in the western part of the state make it a major European producer of oil. Manufacturing is an important activity; the main products are iron and steel, vehicles, and rubber goods.
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