Central and Western Lithuania Region (Lithuanian: Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas) is statistical area of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, level NUTS 2. It includes all counties of Lithuania except Vilnius County. The region covers a land area of 55,569 km2 and has a population of approximately 2 million people.
Central and Western Lithuania Region
Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas (Lithuanian) | |
|---|---|
NUTS2 Region | |
 Central and Western Lithuania Region (in blue) | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Area | |
• Total | 55,569 km2 (21,455 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 2,008,555 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €38.0 billion |
| • Per capita | €19,000 |
History
editIn 2016, the Parliament of Lithuania announced the creation of new NUTS-2 regions for Lithuania: the Capital Region (Lithuanian: Sostinės regionas) and the Central and Western Lithuania Region.[4] The new regions were approved by European Parliament on 21 November 2016.
Economy
editThe gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €31.9 billion in 2021, accounting for 57% of Lithuanian economic output. GDP per capita was around €16,000.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region", www.ec.europa.eu
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2022 M." osp.stat.gov.lt.
- ^ "Dėl Sostinės bei Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionų statistinių rodiklių skelbimo ir perdavimo Europos Komisijai (Eurostatui) - Naujienos - Lietuvos statistikos departamentas - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas". www.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
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