East Middle Sweden

East Middle Sweden (Swedish: Östra Mellansverige) is a national area (riksområde) of Sweden. The national areas are a part of the NUTS statistical regions of Sweden.

East Middle Sweden
Östra Mellansverige
National area
Location of East Middle Sweden
Coordinates: 59°0′50″N 16°16′19″E
Country Sweden
Largest city Uppsala
Area
 • Total38,120 km2 (14,720 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Total1,737,737
 • Density46/km2 (120/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.

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 76.258 billion € in 2021, accounting for 14.5% of Swedish economic output.[2] 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.[3]

See also

References
  1. Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
  2. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
  3. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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