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Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and along with Hamburg Harbour, its principal port, Hamburg is also the second-largest port city in Europe (after Rotterdam), ninth-largest port in the world, and the most populous city in the European Union which is not a national capital. The city, defined according to its current administrative area, contains 1.76 million inhabitants.

The official name Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low German: Free un Hansestadt Hamborg) refers to Hamburg's membership in the medieval Hanseatic League and the fact that Hamburg is a city-state and one of the sixteen Federal States of Germany.

Hamburg is on the southern tip of the Jutland Peninsula, centered between Continental Europe to the south, Scandinavia to the north, the North Sea to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the east. The city of Hamburg lies at the junction of the River Elbe with the rivers Alster and Bille. The city center is set around two lakes, the Binnenalster ("Inner Alster") and the Außenalster ("Outer Alster").

An international trade city, Hamburg is the commercial and cultural centre of Northern Germany. Its citizens are known as Hamburgers.

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This is a report for Hamburg-Fuhlsbuettel, Germany. The report was made 14 minutes ago, at 12:50 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5.7 metres per second (12.7 miles per hour) from east (100°). The temperature was 17 °C (63 °F), with a dew-point at 5 °C (41 °F). The atmospheric pressure was 1021 hPa (30.15 inHg). The relative humidity was 45.0%. There were a few clouds at a height of 1341 metres (4400 feet). The overall visibility was greater than 10 kilometres (6.2 miles). Current weather in Hamburg-Fuhlsbuettel, Germany Current wind in Hamburg-Fuhlsbuettel, Germany Current temperature in Hamburg-Fuhlsbuettel, Germany

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