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Germany does not have a lot of coastline, so there are not many seaports. Hamburg is the biggest port in Germany, so it deals with a lot of Germany's imports and exports, which is why it is so important.

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# Hamburg is well placed for access to the North Sea. # It has a large hinterland to which it is connected by water (the River Elbe), road and rail.

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