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Thinking Big for Florida
Florida's public policy-makers must recognize that mega-regions are the engines of the new global economy. They must support Florida's mega-region -- the 15th largest in the world.
Richard Florida | 9/1/2008
| Mega-Regions Around the World | ||||
| Region | Population (millions) | Mega-region economy (billions) | Innovation/ |
Star scientists (rank) |
| Greater Tokyo | 55.1 | $2,500 | 2 | 24 |
| Bos-Wash | 54.3 | 2,200 | 8 | 2 |
| Chi-Pitts | 46.0 | 1,600 | 9 | 14 |
| Am-Brus-Twerp | 59.3 | 1,500 | 22 | 18 |
| Osaka-Nagoya | 36.0 | 1,400 | 7 | 22 |
| Lon-Leed-Chester | 50.1 | 1,200 | 25 | 10 |
| Rom-Mil-Tur | 48.3 | 1,000 | 34 | 23 |
| Char-lanta | 22.4 | 730 | 16 | 9 |
| So-Cal | 21.4 | 710 | 13 | 4 |
| Frank-Gart | 23.1 | 630 | 21 | 12 |
| Barce-Lyon | 25.0 | 610 | 24 | 20 |
| Tor-Buff-Chester | 22.1 | 530 | 19 | 7 |
| Seoul-San | 46.1 | 500 | 6 | 32 |
| Nor-Cal | 12.8 | 470 | 3 | 1 |
| So-Flo | 15.1 | 430 | 17 | 17 |
| Fuku-Kyushu | 18.5 | 430 | 23 | 19 |
| Paris | 14.7 | 380 | 4 | 16 |
| Dal-Austin | 10.4 | 370 | 14 | 13 |
| Hou-Orleans | 9.7 | 330 | 15 | 5 |
| Mexico City | 45.5 | 290 | 35 | 32 |
| Cascadia | 8.9 | 260 | 10 | 3 |
| Rio-Paulo | 43.4 | 230 | 32 | 32 |
| Hong-Zhen | 44.9 | 220 | 28 | 31 |
| Sapporo | 4.3 | 200 | 27 | 32 |
| Vienna-Budapest | 21.8 | 180 | 26 | 29 |
| Tel Aviv-Amman-Beirut | 30.9 | 160 | 31 | 21 |
| Prague | 10.4 | 150 | 12 | 25 |
| Buenos Aires | 14.0 | 150 | 33 | 32 |
| Denver-Boulder | 3.7 | 140 | 5 | 6 |
| Phoenix-Tucson | 4.7 | 140 | 11 | 15 |
| Shanghai | 66.4 | 130 | 30 | 32 |
| Taipei | 21.8 | 130 | 36 | 30 |
| Lisbon | 9.9 | 110 | 36 | 28 |
| Beijing | 43.1 | 110 | 29 | 32 |
| Delhi-Lahore | 121.6 | 110 | 36 | 32 |
| Glas-burgh | 3.8 | 110 | 18 | 8 |
| Berlin | 4.1 | 110 | 1 | 11 |
| Singapore | 6.1 | 100 | 36 | 27 |
| Madrid | 5.9 | 100 | 20 | 26 |
| Bangkok | 19.2 | 100 | 36 | 32 |
| Source: Richard Florida | ||||
