| Eastern Slovenia Vzhodna Slovenija |
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|---|---|
| — Region — | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 12,212 km2 (4,715.1 sq mi) |
| Population [2] | |
| • Total | 1,084,300 |
| • Density | 88.8/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| NUTS code | SL01 |
| GDP per capita (PPS) | € 17,100 (2006)[3] |
Eastern Slovenia is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia. The region forms the eastern part of the country and includes the cities of Maribor, Celje and Velenje. It is the poorer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 72.5% of the European Union average (€17,100 per year).