
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 6 579 426 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 49 368 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 129 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2006 | 64,20 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 9,00 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 8,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 10,70 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 47,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 72,00 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 23,50 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 43,80 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 1,50 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 1386 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1191 km |
| value added in euro | year 2006 | 47 105 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2006 | 3 203 | 6,80% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 701 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 1 075 | 63,18% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 392 | 23,04% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 234 | 13,78% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions DOGU MARMARA : Bursa and Kocaeli
other regions in Turkey : Istanbul, BATI MARMARA, EGE, DOGU MARMARA, BATI ANADOLU, AKDENIZ, ORTA ANADOLU, BATI KARADENIZ, DOGU KARADENIZ, KUZEYDOGU ANADOLU, ORTADOGU ANADOLU and GUNEYDOGU ANADOLU
Neighbouring regions: Istanbul, BATI MARMARA, EGE, BATI ANADOLU and BATI KARADENIZ