| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 2 907 289 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 23 484 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 122 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2006 | 26,20 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 14,30 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 14,80 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 12,70 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 2,10 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 42,50 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 67,20 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 19,10 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 41,40 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 1,80 |
| Distance from Bratislava | | 1987 km |
| Distance from Košice | | 1764 km |
Value added structure
| value added in euro | year 2006 | 8 609 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2006 | 1 518 | 17,63% |
GIF
Structure of employed by education
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 547 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 397 | 72,45% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 93,10 | 17,01% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 57,70 | 10,54% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Hatay : Hatay, Kahramanmaras and Osmaniye
other regions in AKDENIZ : Antalya, Adana and Hatay
Neighbouring regions: Adana, Kayseri, Malatya and Gaziantep
