BREMEN, one of the German Lander. A constitution was adopted on May 15, 192o. Area, 99sq.m. ; pop. (1933) 371,951. It falls into three distinct parts : (1) the largest portion, with the city of Bremen, lying chiefly on the right bank of the lower Weser, surrounded by the Prussian province of Hanover and the Land of Oldenburg, and consisting in the main of lowland country intersected by canals and dikes; (2) the town and district of Vegesack, lying immediately north of the main portion, on the right bank of the river; (3) the port of Bremerhaven, 46m. down the Weser, at its mouth. Of the whole territory about one-half is meadow and grazing land, one-quarter under tillage, and the re mainder woodland, sandy wastes, river surface or urban agglom erations. Market gardening, the rearing of cattle, for which the district is widely famed, and fishing form the chief rural occupa tions. About 87% of the inhabitants are Protestants, and 7% Roman Catholics. The highest power in the State resides in the House of Burgesses (Biirgersc/za f t), which consists of 120 repre sentatives, chosen by all citizens of the State. The Senate, an executive body of 14 members, is elected by the Biirgerschaft. Two Biirgermeister preside over its deliberations. Bremen was formerly a free port, but from October 1888, the State, with the exception of two small free districts in Bremen and Bremerhaven, joined the German customs union. The State has two Amtsge richte (courts of first instance) as Bremen and Bremerhaven respectively, and a superior court (Landgericht) at Bremen, whence appeals lie to the Oberlandesgericht for the Hanseatic towns at Hamburg. The 31m. of railway are owned and worked by the State.