Chennai is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the biggest industrial and commercial centre in South India.
Chennai is the sixth-largest city and fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the country and 31st-largest urban area in the world. The city is the secondary financial hub in the country, after Mumbai.
The Chennai Metropolitan City which has an GDP of 219 billion and Chennai City(Chennai) has a GDP of 66 billion. It is fourth metropolitan area to produce $219 bn in India ahead of Bangalore Metropolitan Region and after Kolkata Metropolitan Region. Chennai's economy has a broad industrial base in the automobile, computer, technology, hardware manufacturing and healthcare sectors. As of 2012, the city is India's second largest exporter of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. A major part of India's automobile industry is based in and around the city thus earning it the nickname "Detroit of India". It is known as the Cultural Capital of South India and is the most visited city in India by international tourists according to Euromonitor.
Chennai serves as a major gateway to southern India and is well connected by all means of transportation across India and the World.