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South Sweden (Swedish: Sydsverige) is a national area (riksområde) of Sweden. The national areas are a part of the NUTS statistical regions of Sweden.
South Sweden
Sydsverige | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Largest city |  Malmö |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,968 km2 (5,393 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,548,392 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €68.460 billion (2021) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE04 |
Geography
editSouth Sweden is situated in the southern part of its country. It is close to Denmark and it borders with the riksområden of Småland and the islands and West Sweden.
The most populous cities are Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Karlskrona, Kristianstad, Landskrona and Trelleborg.
Subdivision
editSouth Sweden includes 2 counties:
Blekinge (seat: Karlskrona)
Skåne (seat: Malmö)
Economy
editThe Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 68.460 billion € in 2021, accounting for 12.6% of Swedish economic output.[3] GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 31,100 € or 103% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 103% of the EU average.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
- ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
External links
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Media related to National areas of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons