Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistical region

Southeast Slovenia statistical region
Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija
—  Statistical region  —
Largest city Novo Mesto
Area
 • Total 2,675 km2 (1,032.8 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 139,095
 • Density 52/km2 (134.7/sq mi)
Statistics
 • Households 55735
 • Employed 53706
 • Registered unemployed 5198
 • College/university students 7679
 • Regional GDP: EUR
(11 234 EUR per capita)

The Southeast Slovenia statistical region (Slovene: Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in the south-east of Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Novo Mesto. It is the largest region in Slovenia. It has the highest share of young people (aged 0-14) with 15.8%. The population is on the increase due to a positive net migration rate as well as the natural increase.

The region includes the following municipalities: Črnomelj, Dolenjske Toplice, Kočevje, Kostel, Loški Potok, Metlika, Mirna, Mirna Peč, Mokronog-Trebelno, Novo Mesto, Osilnica, Ribnica, Semič, Sodražica, Straža, Slovenia, Šentjernej, Šentrupert, Škocjan, Šmarješke Toplice, Trebnje, and Žužemberk

It has a total area of 2675 km².

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Demographics

Population: 139,095

Economy

Employment structure: 41.5% services, 50.7% industry, 7.5% agriculture.

Tourism

It attracts only 2.9% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (48.1%).

Transportation

Length of motorways: 6 km Length of other roads: 1460 km

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