If Silicon Valley were a country, it would be among the richest on Earth

With $128,308 per capita in annual gross domestic product, Silicon Valley residents out-produce almost every nation on the planet

Were it real, the Sultanate of Silicon Valley would be among the world's richest countries.

Cranking out $128,308 per capita in annual gross domestic product (GDP), residents in California's tech belt out-produce almost every nation on the planet. The valley's output, pegged at $275bn by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, is higher than Finland's.