| Brunswick | |
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| Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the former Regierungsbezirk of Brunswick | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Disestablished | 2004-12-31 |
| Region seat | Brunswick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,098.5 km2 (3,126.8 sq mi) |
| Population (30 Sep. 2004) | |
| • Total | 1,659,396 |
| • Density | 204.9/km2 (530.7/sq mi) |
Brunswick (German Braunschweig) is one of the four former administrative regions (Regierungsbezirke) of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the southeast of the state. The region covers roughly the area of the former state of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Founded in 1978 out of Verwaltungsbezirk Braunschweig, it was dissolved in 2004.
The region of Brunswick is the most R&D-intensive area in the whole European Economic Area investing 7.1% of its GDP for research & technology. (Eurostat, 2006)
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