上海市簡稱滬，素有“東方明珠”之稱，中國第一大城市，國際化大都市，中央四個直轄市之一，33個省級市政府之一是中國重要的經濟中心、貿易中心、金融和信息中心。農業以糧食生產為主，農、林、牧、漁綜合發展。2007年上海市生產總值（GDP）12001.16億元，位居全國第七。常住人口達到1858萬，人均生產總值64591.82元。

Shanghai, briefly named as Hu and commonly known as 'Pearl of East', is the largest city in China and an international metropolitan. It is administered as a municipality with provincial-level government status in China. Shanghai is one of the most important economical, financial, informational centers of China. Shanghai's agriculture is based mainly on the production of grain with comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery. In 2007, Shanghai's GDP totaled 1.2 trillion RMB, ranking 7th in China. Its resident population has reached 18.58 million. The per capita GDP is 64,591.82 RMB.