Eastern Slovenia

Eastern Slovenia
Vzhodna Slovenija
Region
Country  Slovenia
Area[1]
 • Total 12,212 km2 (4,715 sq mi)
Population [2]
 • Total 1,084,300
 • Density 89/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).

References

  1. ↑ Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions - km2
  2. ↑ Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)
  3. ↑ Regional gross domestic product (PPS per inhabitant), by NUTS 2 regions

Coordinates: 46°05′00″N 15°27′00″E / 46.08333°N 15.45000°E / 46.08333; 15.45000

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