The San Francisco Bay Area is known as the high-tech capital of the world as well as the financial center of the West Coast. This nine-county metropolitan area is home to more than 6.7 million people, numerous multinational corporations and some of the United States top-universities.

With an annual economy in excess of $200 billion, the Bay Area ranks as the fifth-largest economy in the United States and 21st-largest in the world! Some 60.000 business are located here and the area is expected to gain more than 100.000 jobs in the next 20 years.

It's currently recognized as being the most productive region in the Unites States, as having the highest concentration of research centers as well as the fastest-growing small business sector in the country. In short, the Bay Area is bustling with activity.

The banking and IT-industries are of course very prominent, but so too are sectors such as food processing, insurance, publishing, chemicals, oil refining and machinery. The Bay Area also has the highest density of venture capital firms in the world.

In this dynamic and ever-changing environment, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco/Silicon Valley offers a unique network of members with invaluable knowledge and experience in a broad range of business fields.

Population: 6.7 million
GDP/Capita: $31,000
Size (CA): 403,943 sq km