Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main
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Frankfurt am Main
Location of Frankfurt am Main within Hessen
Coordinates: 50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E / 50.117; 8.683Coordinates: 50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E / 50.117; 8.683
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Urban district
Founded	1st century
Government
• Lord Mayor	Peter Feldmann (SPD)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD / Greens
Area
• City	248.31 km2 (95.87 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• City	732,688
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
• Urban	2,319,029
• Metro	5,604,523
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	60001–60599, 65901–65936
Dialling codes	069, 06109, 06101
Vehicle registration	F
Website	www.frankfurt.de

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2014)
Turkey	27,100
Italy	14,608
Croatia	13,873
Poland	13,769
Romania	9,054
Serbia	8,924
Bulgaria	6,903
Spain	6,798
Greece	6,524
Morocco	5,803

Frankfurt am Main (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊɐ̯t am ˈmaɪ̯n]) is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2015 population of 731,095 within its administrative boundaries, and 2.3 million in its urban area. The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, which has a population of 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr. Since the enlargement of the European Union in 2013, the geographic centre of the EU is about 40 km (25 mi) to the east of Frankfurt's CBD, the Bankenviertel. Frankfurt is culturally and ethnically diverse, with around half of the population, and a majority of young people, having a migration background. A quarter of the population are foreign nationals, including many expatriates.

Frankfurt is an alpha world city and a global hub for commerce, culture, education, tourism and traffic. It's the site of many global and European headquarters. Frankfurt Airport is among the world's busiest. Frankfurt is the major financial centre of the European continent, with the HQs of the European Central Bank, German Federal Bank, , Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, KfW, several cloud and fintech startups and other institutes. Automotive, technology and research, services, consulting, media and creative industries complement the economic base. Frankfurt's DE-CIX is the world's largest internet exchange point. Messe Frankfurt is one of the world's largest trade fairs. Major fairs include the Frankfurt Motor Show, the world's largest motor show, and the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest book fair.