East Sweden
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 |
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.
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]
See also
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.