ARE YOU MAKING THE MOST OF OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA?

1. CHINA
CAPITAL: BEIJING POPULATION: 1,349,585,838 GDP: $12.38 trillion* KEY FACTS: No. 1 success story of the past 30 years Economy grew 9.2% in 2011 and although down from 10.3% in 2010, the Chinese government is committed to maintaining growth

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2. INDIA
CAPITAL: NEW DELHI POPULATION: 1,220,800,359 GDP: $4.784 trillion* KEY FACTS: 2nd fastest growing economy after China Opportunities now exist in emerging cities like Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Pune and Jaipur as well as traditional Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore

3. HONG KONG
CAPITAL: N/A POPULATION: 7,182,724 GDP: $363.7 billion* KEY FACTS: UK exports of goods to Hong Kong were valued at 5.1 Billion in 2011, up by 20% over 2010 making it the UKs 3rd largest market in Asia (after mainland China and India) and the 13th largest export market worldwide

The export revolution: For the first time since the 1970s, Britain sells more goods to countries outside the EU than those inside
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8. THAILAND
CAPITAL: BANGKOK POPULATION: 67,448,120 GDP: $645.7 billion* KEY FACTS: 2nd largest economy in South East Asia Bilateral trade in goods and services is valued at 5 billion UK exports of goods to Thailand increased by 28% in 2011 to 1.36 billion

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UK exports of services to Thailand in 2010 were valued at 459 million

9. INDONESIA 4. SINGAPORE
CAPITAL: SINGAPORE POPULATION: 5,460,302 GDP: $325.1 billion* KEY FACTS: UKs largest trading partner in South-East Asia Currently the UKs 12th largest goods export market outside the EU UK exports in 2011 amounted to 3.6 billion, up 11% from 2010 Ranked 1st globally by the World Bank in terms of the Ease of Doing Business
*Gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. Figures are 2012 estimates. Source: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Population data estimated for 2013 (Source: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html) Key Facts source: UKTI

5. SOUTH KOREA
CAPITAL: SEOUL POPULATION: 48,955,203 GDP: $1.611 trillion* KEY FACTS: 12th largest economy worldwide and 4th largest economy in Asia South Koreas economy grew by 3.6 per cent in 2011, the fastest in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

6. MALAYSIA
CAPITAL: KUALA LUMPUR POPULATION: 29,628,392 GDP: $492.4 billion* KEY FACTS: UK exports to Malaysia in 2011 were valued at 2.25 billion, 14% up on 2010 UKs second largest export destination in South-East Asia

7. VIETNAM
CAPITAL: HANOI POPULATION: 92,477,857 GDP: $320.1 billion* KEY FACTS: Joined the WTO in 2007 GDP growth in the 4-year period after accession averaged 6.5% Bilateral trade increased by over 26% in 2011 with UK exports of goods and services to Vietnam reaching 520m. Registered UK investments exceeded 1.6bn in 2011

CAPITAL: JAKARTA POPULATION: 251,160,124 GDP: $1.212 billion* KEY FACTS: Indonesia is 4th most populated country and the largest economy in South East Asia Exports of UK goods to Indonesia in 2010 were worth 438.9 million, an increase of 25% over 2009

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