2. The overall level of export-oriented economy is relatively high. The nine cities in the Pearl River Delta region give full play to the geographical advantages adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao and the favorable conditions for overseas Chinese to spread all over the world, take the international market as the guide and rely on the domestic market to promote the high-level and rapid development of export-oriented economy. From 65438 to 0994, the total export trade of the Pearl River Delta region reached $38.46 billion, accounting for 76.6% of the total export trade of the province in that year. The actual utilization of foreign capital was 8.798 billion US dollars, accounting for 68% and 24% of the total actual utilization of foreign capital in the province and the whole country respectively.
3. The industrial structure is optimized and reasonable. 0/5 cities (including 2 counties) in the Pearl River Delta region have completed the transformation from a traditional agricultural economy to an important manufacturing center, and successfully achieved comprehensive and coordinated economic and social development led by the secondary and tertiary industries. Generally speaking, the industrial structure of the Pearl River Delta has basically changed from traditional agriculture to industrialization and then to industrial diversification.
4. Nine cities in the Pearl River Delta region: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhaoqing, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Dongguan and Zhongshan. The most important feature of economy is extroversion. About half of the gross national product in the Pearl River Delta region is realized through international trade, and the total foreign trade exports account for more than 10% of the whole country. Most of the products of many enterprises are supplied to the international market. The basic way to develop export-oriented economy in the Pearl River Delta region is to introduce capital, advanced technology, equipment and management from abroad. At the same time, the region has the advantages of being close to Hong Kong and Macao, facing Southeast Asia, hometown of overseas Chinese, excellent seaport and abundant labor force, as well as the preferential policies formulated by the state for it, and has become a treasure trove to attract foreign capital and foreign enterprises to settle down.
5. The GDP of the Pearl River Delta region in 20 12 reached 4,789.725 billion yuan, an increase of 45.8% over 2008 (the same below), accounting for 79.1%of the whole province; The per capita GDP reached 84,563 yuan, equivalent to US dollars 13454, an increase of 29.6%. Characteristic agriculture
9 cities in the Pearl River Delta: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhaoqing, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Dongguan and Zhongshan. Located in the south subtropical zone, the local people created "Mulberry-based Fish Pond", "Fruit-based Fish Pond" and "Sugarcane-based Fish Pond", which not only utilized the superior natural conditions, but also protected the agricultural ecosystem. In addition, due to the construction of dikes and the establishment of electronic irrigation and drainage systems, floods and tides have been prevented and the development of agriculture has been promoted. Rich in rice, sugar cane, cocoon, jute, banana, pineapple, papaya, litchi, longan, orange, lemon and so on. Freshwater fishery is also called developed.