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North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), often shortened to NRW, is located in the western central part of Germany, bordering Belgium and the Netherlands as well as the German regions of Hessen, Lower Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate. North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous and the most densely populated of all German regions. The capital is Dusseldorf; other larger cities include Cologne, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg. The Ruhr region is Germany’s largest metropolitan area with about 5, 2 million inhabitants.
In 2009, North Rhine-Westphalia contributed 21.7% (521.7 billion Euro) to Germany’s GDP, which by far the largest contribution of all German regions. Its GDP alone is slightly less than the overall GDP of the Netherlands. North Rhine-Westphalia is recording more foreign direct investments (FDI) than any other state, and almost a quarter of the foreign companies in Germany are domiciled in the region.
450 direct flights are leaving the region from two international airports, Cologne Bonn and Dusseldorf, as well as four more airports with European connections. All key European cities can be reached within three hours flight. North Rhine-Westphalia boasts a tight network of roads, rail and waterways. Duisburg Ports, processing about 80 million tons of goods every year, is the largest inland freight port in the world.
Key sectors in North Rhine-Westphalia:
- Chemicals
- Logistics
- Metallurgy
- Rubber and Plastics Industry
- Mechanical Engineering
- ITC
- Energy
- Health Care
