Central and Western Lithuania Region explained

Official Name:	Central and Western Lithuania Region
Settlement Type:	NUTS2 Region
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type3:	Capital city
Area Total Km2:	55569
Population As Of:	2023
Population Total:	2008555
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:	^[1] ^[2]
Demographics1 Title1:	Total
Demographics1 Info1:	€38.0 billion
Demographics1 Title2:	Per capita
Demographics1 Info2:	€19,000

Central and Western Lithuania Region (Lithuanian: Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas) is statistical area of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, level NUTS 2. It includes all counties of Lithuania except Vilnius County. The region covers a land area of 55,569 km² and has a population of approximately 2 million people.

History

In 2016, the Parliament of Lithuania announced the creation of new NUTS-2 regions for Lithuania: the Capital Region (Lithuanian: Sostinės regionas) and the Central and Western Lithuania Region.^[3] The new regions were approved by European Parliament on 21 November 2016.

Economy

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €31.9 billion in 2021, accounting for 57% of Lithuanian economic output. GDP per capita was around €16,000.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: EU regions by GDP, Eurostat. 18 September 2023. www.ec.europa.eu.
2. Web site: BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2022 M.. osp.stat.gov.lt.
3. Web site: Dėl Sostinės bei Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionų statistinių rodiklių skelbimo ir perdavimo Europos Komisijai (Eurostatui) - Naujienos - Lietuvos statistikos departamentas - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas. www.stat.gov.lt. Lithuanian.
4. Web site: EU regions by GDP, Eurostat.