Bremen, officially known as the City Municipality of Bremen, is a city located in northern Germany. It serves as the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which is a two-city-state comprising both Bremen and Bremerhaven.
As an important port city with a population of approximately 586,000 inhabitants, Bremen is categorized as a Hanseatic city. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in Germany and the second-largest city in Northern Germany, following Hamburg.