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Administration

Full name

Keihanshin ---- Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto

Country

Japan ----

Major Cities

Osaka
Kobe
Kyoto
Sakai

Geography

Metro Area

4312 sq mi (11168.1 km2)

Demography

Metro (pop.)

18643915

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|} is a Japanese metropolitan region encompassing the metropolitan areas of the cities of Osaka in Osaka prefecture, Kobe in Hyōgo Prefecture, and Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture. The entire region has a population (as of 2000) of 18,644,000 over an area of 11,170 km2. It is Japan's second most populated urban region after the Greater Tokyo Area, containing approximately 15% of Japan's population.

The GDP in this area (Osaka and Kobe) is $341 billion, making it one of the world's most productive regions, a match with Paris and London. Mastercard Worldwide reported that Osaka is the 19th ranking city of the world's leading global cities and has an instrumental role in driving the global economy.

The name Keihanshin is constructed by extracting a representative kanji from Kyoto (京都), Osaka (大阪), and Kobe (神戸), but using the On-yomi (Chinese reading) instead of the corresponding Kun-yomi (Japanese reading) for each of the characters taken from Osaka and Kobe.

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Keihanshin Area 2006 : Municipal Subway
Prefecture	Gross Prefecture Product (in billion Yen)	Gross Prefecture Product (in billion US$)
Osaka	38,809	334
Hyōgo	19,647	169
Kyoto	10,236	88
Shiga	6,086	52
Nara	3,738	32
Wakayama	3,469	30
Kansai Region	81,985	705

Keihanshin Area 2006 : Municipal Subway

Prefecture

Gross Prefecture Product
(in billion Yen)

Gross Prefecture Product
(in billion US$)

Osaka

38,809

334

Hyōgo

19,647

169

Kyoto

10,236

Shiga

6,086

Nara

3,738

Wakayama

3,469

Kansai Region

81,985

705

GDP(nominal) 2006 :
Rank	Country	GDP (in billion US$)
1	United States	13,202
2	Japan	4,340
･･･
11	Russia	987
12	India	906
13	South Korea	888
14	Mexico	839
15	Australia	768
	(Kansai Region)	705
16	Netherlands	658
17	Turkey	403
18	Belgium	392
19	Sweden	385
20	Switzerland	380

GDP(nominal) 2006 :

Rank

Country

GDP (in billion US$)

United States

13,202

Japan

4,340

･･･

Russia

987

India

906

South Korea

888

Mexico

839

Australia

768

(Kansai Region)

705

Netherlands

658

Turkey

403

Belgium

392

Sweden

385

Switzerland

380

GDP (purchasing power parity) 2005 :
Rank	Urban agglomerations	Country	GDP(PPP) (in billion US$)
1	Tokyo	Japan	1,191
2	New York City	United States	1,133
3	Los Angeles	United States	639
4	Chicago	United States	460
5	Paris	France	460
6	London	United Kingdom	452
7	Osaka	Japan	341
8	Mexico City	Mexico	315
9	Philadelphia	United States	312
10	Washington, D.C.	United States	299

GDP (purchasing power parity) 2005 :

Rank

Urban agglomerations

Country

GDP(PPP)
(in billion US$)

Tokyo

Japan

1,191

New York City

United States

1,133

Los Angeles