Plzeň Region
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| Capital: | Plzeň |
| Area: | 7,561 km² (3rd) |
| Population: | 551,528 (2006) |
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Plzeň Region (Czech: Plzeňský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň (German: Pilsen).
[edit] Cities of the Plzeň Region
[edit] Economy
Plzeň Region is average in economic development when compared to the Czech Republic. With 5.4% of the country's entire population, it makes up 5.5% of GDP. [1] This would result in a total GDP of approximately $10.94 billion (PPP, 2005) and per capita GDP of approximately $19,900, slightly above the Czech average.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Plzeň region (in English)
- Characteristics of the Plzeňský Region
- Statistical Yearbook of the Plzeňský Region 2004
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Regions of the Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary • Central Bohemia • Hradec Králové • Liberec • Moravia-Silesia • Olomouc • Pardubice • Plzeň • Prague • South Bohemia • South Moravia • Ústí nad Labem • Vysočina • Zlín
