Europe
- Golden Triangle (Finland), an informal area between the cities of Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere
- Golden Triangle (Cheshire), named for its affluence
- Golden Triangle (Norwich), popular, affluent residential quarter
- Golden Triangle (Yorkshire), the wealthy property triangle of North Leeds, Harrogate and York
- Golden Triangle (UK universities), prominent in research
- Golden Triangle (Belgium), comprising Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent
- Golden Triangle (Paris), a section of the 8th Arrondissement of Paris delimited by avenue Montaigne, avenue George V and the avenue des Champs-Elysées, noted for the presence of luxury goods retailers
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