page_title: Greater Tokyo Area
section_title: Greater Tokyo Area 2005
hierarchical_section_title: Greater Tokyo Area / Economy / Greater Tokyo Area 2005
caption_attribution_description: English: Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku, Tôkyô, Japan 日本語: 東京都新宿区の東京都庁
context_page_description: The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region. In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, one of the most common being Capital Region.
  A 2016 United Nations estimate puts the total population at 38,140,000. It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km², giving it a population density of 2,642 person/km². It is the second largest single metropolitan area in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 8,547 km², behind only New York City at 11,642 km².
  The area has the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a total GDP of approximately $1.8 trillion in 2017.
context_section_description: 2005 average exchange rate (1 US Dollar = 110.22 Yen)
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caption: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
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