East Middle Sweden

East Middle Sweden (Swedish: Östra Mellansverige) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.

East Middle Sweden

Östra Mellansverige
National Area
Country Sweden
Largest city Uppsala
Area
 • Total38,119.9 km2 (14,718.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,570,490
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeSE02

Geography

The region is situated in the central part of the Sweden, close to the county and the metropolitan area of Stockholm. It borders with the riksområden of North Middle Sweden, West Sweden, Småland and the islands and Stockholm (National Area).

The most populous cities are Uppsala, Västerås, Örebro, Linköping, Norrköping, Eskilstuna, Nyköping, Motala, Enköping and Katrineholm.

Subdivision

East Middle Sweden includes 5 counties:

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 68.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 14.5% of Swedish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 31,500 € or 106% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 106% of the EU average.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.

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