East Sweden
East Sweden (Swedish: Östra Sverige) is a NUTS 1 region in Sweden. The region is defined and used by the European Union for statistical purposes, it is not used as a region by Sweden which uses other divisions of the country.
East Sweden
Östra Sverige | |
|---|---|
 Eastern Sweden in yellow | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Largest city | Stockholm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44,539.9 km2 (17,197.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-12-31) | |
| • Total | 3,995,953[1] |
| ISO 3166 code | SE1 |
Subdivision
There are two subdivisions of East Sweden called National Areas of Sweden (NUTS 2). They are in turn comprised out of six different counties (NUTS 3).[2]
- SE11 Stockholm
- Stockholm County acts as a NUTS 2 and 3 region
- SE12 East Middle Sweden
Economy
Eurostat estimated the regional nominal GDP to be € 206,003 million and the nominal GDP per capita to be €53,600 in a 2015 study. The same study also showed that the region had a 45% higher GDP per capita than the EU average.[3]
References
- "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober–31 december 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- "Regions in the European union" (PDF). Eurostat. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- "2015 GDP per capita in 276 EU regions". Eurostat. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
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