Western Slovenia

Western Slovenia
Zahodna Slovenija
Region
CountrySlovenia
Area
  Total
7,839.9 km2 (3,027.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,001,829
  Density128/km2 (330/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€29.783 billion (2021)
NUTS codeSI04
HDI (2022)0.942
very high

Western Slovenia (Zahodna 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 western part of the country, encompassing an area of 7,839.9 km2 (3,027.0 sq mi). It incorporates four statistical regionsCentral Slovenia, Upper Carniola, Gorizia, and Coastal–Karst. It has a population of more than a million, and includes the capital and largest city of Ljubljana.