Greater Tokyo Area

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Country: Japan
Major Cities: Tokyo Metropolis, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, Saitama, Chiba

The Greater Tokyo is a large metropolitian are in Kanto region, japan, consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Tokyo (at the center).
In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, including the National Capital Region, One Metropolis, Three Prefectures, and others.

A 2007 UN estimate puts the population at 35,676,000, making it by far the would's most populous metropolitan area. It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km^2, giving it a population density of 2,642 person/km^2 - which is somewhat more than twice the population density of Bangladesh. It is the second largest single metropolitan area in the world in terms of build-up or urban function landmass at 7,800 km^2, is larger.

The area has the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a total GDP (nominal) of approximately US$1.9 million (\165 trillion) in 2008. According ti research published by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the agglomeration of Tokyo had a total GDP of US$1.479 trillion in 2008 (at purchasing power parity), ranking again as the largest urban agglomeration GDP in the world.