Western Slovenia

Western Slovenia
Zahodna Slovenija
Region
Country  Slovenia
Area[1]
  Total 8,061 km2 (3,112 sq mi)
Population [2]
  Total 933,800
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
NUTS code SL02
GDP per capita (PPS) € 24,900 (2006)[3]

Western Slovenia is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia. The region forms the western part of the country and includes the cities of Ljubljana, Koper, Kranj and Nova Gorica. It is the richer of the two regions of Slovenia and its GDP per capita is 105.4% of the European Union average (€24,900 per year).

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Coordinates: 46°06′00″N 14°09′00″E / 46.10000°N 14.15000°E / 46.10000; 14.15000

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