Economy
The province has a very rich economy, in the metropolitan area and the Alta Pianura, for the many enterprises of every kind, mainly industrial ones, but also from tertiary and primary economical sectors; these areas are also densely populated. The Bassa Pianura is instead a mainly rural area, thus being poorer and less populated. Tourism is developed above all in the spa towns, while both in the city and in the other parts of the province it may be considered under-developed, out of a large number of pilgrims in Padua.
GDP nominal (2009) = €26,320,000,000 / $36,139,000,000 GDP nominal per capita = €28,688 / $39,390Read more about this topic: Province Of Padua
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