Almost everyone agrees on one thing: Hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. And also one of the most economically successful: with a gross domestic product per capita of 38,850 Euro, which is 183% higher than the European average, hamburg is the fourth-richest economic region in the EU.
A major factor in Hamburg's economic success is the port of Hamburg. Thanks to its strategically advantageous proximity to the markets of Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic Sea, Germany's largest port has achieved continuous growth for many years.
Hamburg facts and figures (2006):
| Population of the city of Hamburg: | approx. 1,750,000 |
| Population of the metropolitan region: | approx. 4,300,000 |
| Gross domestic product: | approx. 80 bn EUR |
