Frankfurt am Main is the fifth-largest city in Gernany, with a population of
731,095 within its administration boundaries. The urban area called Frankfurt Rhein-Main
has a population of 2,221,910.
Frankfurt is a global hub for commerce, culture, education, tourism and traffic.
It is the most important finacial center of the European continent, with the headquarters
of the European Central Bank, German Federal Bank, Frankfurt Stock Exchange and a range
of important financial institutions. Messe Frankfurt is one of the world's largest
trade fairs.
Frankfurt is one of the most important financial centers and Germany's financial
capital, followed by Munich. Frankfurt was ranked 8th at the worldwide Centres of
Commerce Index. The city's importance as a financial center has risen since the Eurozone
crisis. 2012 the GDP totaled € 55.0 billion with GDP per capita of € 84.400.
The central location of Frankfurt makes the city to one of the most impotant traffic
hubs in Europe. Here encounter rail service, road traffic, domestic shipping and
air traffic each other. The city has the eighth-best infrastructure of all cities
worldwide, putting it ahead cities like London, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo or New York.
The city can be accessed from around the world via Frankfurt Airport what ranks
among the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic and is the second-busiest
airport by cargo traffic in Europe.
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the eight largest city in
the European Union. Its population is over 1.7 million people, and the Hamburg
Metropolitan Region has more than 5 million inhabitants.
Hamburg is a major transportation hub with the second largest port in Europe, connected
to four Autobahnen and the most important railway junction on the route to Scandinavia.
Hamburg Airport is the oldest airport in Germany still in operation.
The 2007 the GDP totaled € 85.9 billion. The most significant economic unit is the Port
of Hamburg, which ranks second only to Rotterdam in Europe and ninth worldwide
with transshipments of 9.8 million TEUS OF cargo and 134 million tons of goods in
2007.
Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany. With a population of
approximately 3.6 million people, Berlin is the second most populous city proper
and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern
Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which has
about 6 million residents.
In 2015 the nominal GDP of the city-state Berlin totaled € 124.16 billion compared
to € 117.75 in 2014, an increase of about 5.4%. Berlin's economy is dominated by
the service sector, with around 84% of all companies doing business in services.
Important economic sectors in Berlin include life sciences, transportation, inforation
and communication technologies, media and music, advertising and design, biotechnology,
environmental serivces, construction, e-commerce and midical engineering.
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China and the world's third
most populous city proper. The city, located in northern Chna, is governed as
direct-controlled municipality under the national government. Beijing is the second
largest Chinse city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political,
cultural and educational center.
Beijing is an important transport hub in North China. Beijing's primary airport
is the Beijing Capital Internatinonal Airport about 20 kilometers northeast of the
city center. The airport is the second busiest airport in the world.
Beijing's economy ranks among the most developed and prosperous in China. In 2013,
the municipality's DGP was CN¥ 93,213 (US$ 15,051). Per capita GDP, at CN¥
93,213 in nominal terms. The economy tripled the size from 2004 to 2012, and grew
at an annual rate of 7.7% in 2013. Beijing ranks 9th in the world in the International
Financial Centers Development Index
Shanghai is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in
the world. It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities in China, with
a population of more than 24 millions as of 2014.
Shanghai ist the commercial and financial center of mainland China. In September 2013
the city launched the China Pilot Free-Trade Zone, the first free-trade zone in
mainland China.
In September 2013 the city launched the China Pilot Free-Zone, the first free-trade
zone in mainland China. In the last two decades Shanghai has been one of the fastest
developing cities in the world. Since 1992 Shanghai has recorded double-digit growth
almost every year except during the global recession of 2008 and 2009. In 2011,
Shanghai's total GDP grew to 1.92 trillion yuan (US $ 12,784).
Located at the heart of the Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai has the world's busiest
container port, which hadled 29.05 million TEUs in 2010. The city is one of the
leading air transport gateways in Asia.