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East Sweden

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East Sweden
Östra Sverige
NUTS 1 Region of the EU
Eastern Sweden in yellow
Eastern Sweden in yellow
Country Sweden
Largest cityStockholm
Area
 • Total
44,539.9 km2 (17,197.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-12-31)
 • Total
3,995,953[1]
ISO 3166 codeSE1

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

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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]

Economy

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober–31 december 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. ^ "Regions in the European union" (PDF). Eurostat. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. ^ "2015 GDP per capita in 276 EU regions". Eurostat. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
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