

As of 2007, the Detroit metropolitan area is the number one exporting region among 310 defined metropolitan areas in the United States. automobile industry, and the " Big Three" auto manufacturers General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis North America (Chrysler) are all headquartered in Metro Detroit. Detroit is best known as the center of the U.S. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in the Midwest, behind Chicago and ahead of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, and the 14th-largest in the United States. ĭetroit is a major port on the Detroit River, one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Time named Detroit as one of the fifty World's Greatest Places of 2022 to explore. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive background. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 14th-largest in the United States. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the United States. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County.

'strait') is the largest city in the U.S. Detroit ( / d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t/, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t/ French: Détroit, lit.
