Frankfurt in Figures

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Global City - Population and Infrastructure

Population of the European Union	about 503 million	01/2011
Residents of Frankfurt Rhine-Main	5.5 million	01/2010
Residents of the city of Frankfurt am Main	679,700	01/2011
International population of the city of Frankfurt am Main	25% from more than 170 nationalities	01/2010
Airport: importance of freight airport in Europe	1st place	12/2010
Airport: importance of freight airport in the world	7th place	12/2010
Airport: freight volume	about 2.3 million tons / year	12/2010
Airport: importance of passenger airport in Europe	3rd place	12/2010
Airport: importance of passenger airport in the world	9th place	12/2010
Airport: passenger volume	about 53 million / year	12/2010
Airport: destination airports	over 300 in 110 countries	2011
Airport: direct flight connections	4,600 / week	2011
Central railway station: passenger volume	350,000 / day	2011
Central railway station: trains	about 1,700 / day	2011
Frankfurt motorway interchanges: traffic volume	300,000 / day	2011
DE-CIX Internet node	85% of German and 35% of European data traffic	2011

City of Finance - the Financial Centre

Central banks at the financial centre	European Central Bank ECB, German Federal Bank	2011
Financial institutions at the Frankfurt banking centre	about 260	03/2011
Foreign banks at the Frankfurt financial centre	about 200	03/2011
Employees at financial institutions at the Frankfurt banking centre	about 74,000	01/2011
Investment companies at the Frankfurt financial centre	about 50	09/2011
Deutsche Börse Group: Share trading value worldwide	9th place	06/2011
Employees of Deutsche Börse Group	about 3,500	06/2011
Eurex: Significance as futures exchange in Europe	1st place	06/2011
Eurex: Significance as futures exchange in the world	3rd place	06/2011
Insurance companies at the Frankfurt financial centre	about 100	2011
Employees at insurance companies at the Frankfurt financial centre	about 20,000	2010

City of Knowledge - Research & Teaching

University Level Institutions in Rhine-Main	about 40	2008
Students in Rhine-Main	about 160,000	2008
thereof foreign students	about 22,000	2008
Foundation chairs	about 100	2008
Study awards, scholarships, competitions	about 200	2008
Academics - House of Finance	about 200	2011
Academics - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management	about 100	2011

City of Culture - Quality of Life

Sport clubs	about 430	2011
Museums	about 60	2011
Theatres and stages	about 50	2011
Green spaces in Frankfurt	about 8,000 hectares	2011
Visitors to Museumsuferfest 2010	about 2.4 million	2011

Source: HessenAgentur
Last Update: 09/2011

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