1A state of north-westernGermany. Divided into two parts, which centre on the city of Bremen and the port of Bremerhaven, it is surrounded by the state of Lower Saxony.

1. 1.1 The capital of the state of Bremen, an industrial city linked by the River Weser to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; population 547,900 (est. 2006).