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1. Its per capita GDP is 2.4 times the Indian average.
2. Gujaratis GDP growth rate is 10.6% and India can not achieve 8 percent Growth rate without Gujarat getting closer to 12% growth rate.
3. If it was a nation it would have been 67th richest nation in the world above many European and Asian economies like Taiwan and Ukraine.
4. Gujarat holds many records in India for economic development:
20% of India 's Industrial Output
80% of India 's Diamond Production
9% of India 's Mineral Production
50% of India 's Natural Gas Production
54% of India 's Crude Oil Production
22% of India 's exports
24% of India 's textile production
45% of India 's pharmaceutical products
35% of India 's Sponge Iron Production
47% of India 's petrochemical Production
5. The world's largest ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near Bhavnagar at Alang.
Reliance Petroleum Limited, one of the group companies of Reliance Industries Limited founded by Dhirubhai Ambani operates the oil refinery at Jamnagar which is the world's largest grass roots refineries.
6. Gujarat ranks first nationwide in gas-based thermal electricity generation with national market share of over 8% and second nationwide in nuclear electricity generation with national market share of over 1%.
Over 20% of the S&P CNX 500 conglomerates have corporate offices in Gujarat
Over 35% of the stock market wealth of India is with Gujarati People.
7. In recent Forbes magazine list of 10 richest Indian people, four are Gujarati - Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Azim Premji and Tulsi Tanti. Over 60% of Indian Population in North America is Gujarati.
8. An average income of a Gujarati family in North America is three times more than the average income of an American family.
9. Gujarat is having the longest sea shore compared to any other Indian states.
10. Gujarat is having the highest no. of operating airports in India (Total 12).
11. India 's 16% of Investment are from Gujarat .
12. Gujarat is having highest no. of vegetarian people compared to any other state in India.
13. The first ALL VEG PIZZA-HUT was opened in Ahmedabad.
14. Ahmedabad “ the commercial capital of Gujarat is the seventh largest city in India.
15. Surat is the fastest growing city in the world.