Rich as oil, the top ten most developed cities in the United States

As a powerful country today, the United States is also far ahead in economy and has the largest financial and trade center in the world. Its overall economic influence, living standard and quality of life, economic strength and international competitiveness all play a vital role. Let's take a look at American urban culture.

New york (new york)

Located on the Atlantic coast in the southeast of new york, USA, it is the largest city and the largest port in the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Hudson River in the northeastern United States and southeast of new york, about between Washington, D.C. and Boston. Adjacent to the Hudson River, new york enjoys the convenience of shipping and rapidly develops into a trade center. Most of new york City is located in Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island. Due to the narrow land, the population density is high. The whole area of new york is about 468.9 square miles (12 14 square kilometers), of which 164. 1 square mile (425 square kilometers) is water and 304.8 square miles (789 square kilometers) is land.

New york is one of the world's megacities, the largest city and seaport in the United States, and the largest financial, trade and cultural center in the United States. Located at the Hudson estuary on the northeast coast of the United States. The coastal trade volume ranks first in the country.

New york is a world-class international metropolis and the largest economic center in the world. Its GDP surpassed Tokyo in 20 13, ranking first in the world. By the end of 20 10, the total value of real estate ownership in new york was 8 13 trillion US dollars, which directly affected global finance, media, politics, entertainment and fashion.

New york is the most populous city in the United States, and it is also a multi-ethnic and diversified city. Immigrants from 97 countries and regions use 800 languages here. By 20 14, there will be about 8.49 million people in new york, living on 789 square kilometers of land. New york metropolitan area has a population of about 20 million.

New york also has great influence in business and finance. New york financial district, headed by Lower Manhattan and Wall Street, is called the world financial center. Among the top 500 enterprises in the world, 56 headquarters enterprises are located in new york. New york Stock Exchange is the second largest stock exchange in the world. It used to be the largest exchange with a global market value of 15 trillion US dollars. It was not until 1996 that its trading volume was surpassed by Nasdaq. New york Times Square, located in the center of Broadway theater district, is known as the "crossroads of the world" and is one of the centers of the world entertainment industry. Chinatown in Manhattan is the most densely populated area of Chinese in the Western Hemisphere.

New york Metro is one of the most developed rapid transportation systems in the world, providing services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. New york has famous universities such as Columbia University, new york University and Rockefeller University.

New york is the world economic center and one of the three largest financial centers in the world (the other two are London and Hongkong). According to statistics of financial daily Sinco Dias, by the end of 2008, new york controlled 40% of the global financial funds, making it the largest financial center in the world. New york Stock Exchange has the largest total market value of listed companies in the world, with a global market value of $65,438+05 trillion.

More than 2800 companies are listed here. According to the report of the federal government of the United States, by the end of 20 13, the total value of all properties in new york City was 879 trillion dollars. Among the top 500 enterprises in the world, 73 enterprises are located in new york. Midtown Manhattan is the largest concentration of CBD and skyscrapers in the world, and Lower Manhattan is the third largest CBD in the United States (after Chicago).

Due to the unilateral sharp depreciation of the yen against the US dollar by 20% and other factors, new york's GDP surpassed Tokyo in 20 13, ranking first in the world. Per capita GDP138,800 USD, ranking first in the world cities. In 20 10, the GDP of Greater New York Metropolitan Area was $2,754.4 billion. 20 13 Xinhua-Dow Jones international financial center development index ranks first in the world.

New york's clothing, printing, cosmetics and other industries rank first in the United States, and machinery manufacturing, arms production, petroleum processing and food processing also occupy an important position. According to the report released by Times Square Alliance, the economic value created by the famous Times Square in the center of new york in 20 1 1 year is as high as 1 1000 billion USD. Although the area of Times Square is only 0. 1% of the urban area of new york, the economic activities of new york 1 1% are gathered, and 10% of new york residents work here.

20 1 1 year, new york's GDP is $65,438+$01579.69 million, up 2.5% year-on-year; The real GDP is10163.5 billion USD, which is 1. 1% higher than that of 20 10, ranking third in the United States, second only to California and Texas. At that time, new york's per capita real GDP was $565,438 +093 1, ranking fourth in the United States.