Eastern Slovenia

Eastern Slovenia
Vzhodna Slovenija
Region
CountrySlovenia
Area
  Total
12,433.1 km2 (4,800.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,105,046
  Density88.1/km2 (228/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€22.426 billion (2021)
NUTS codeSI04
HDI (2022)0.888
very high

Eastern Slovenia (Vzhodna Slovenija) is a subdivision of Slovenia as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is classified as a NUTS-2 statistical region of Slovenia. The region forms the eastern part of the country, encompassing an area of 12,433.1 km2 (4,800.4 sq mi). It incorporates eight statistical regionsMura, Drava, Carinthia, Savinja, Central Sava, Lower Sava, Southeast Slovenia, and Littoral–Inner Carniola. It has a population of more than a million, and the largest cities include Maribor and Celje.