
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 4 478 029 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 73 902 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 62,40 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2006 | 35,40 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 5,70 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 6,60 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 4,20 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 2,40 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 55,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 73,40 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 39,20 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 30,10 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 1,70 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 1593 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1352 km |
| value added in euro | year 2006 | 18 852 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2006 | 2 880 | 15,28% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 308 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 992 | 75,89% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 181 | 13,80% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 135 | 10,31% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions BATI KARADENIZ : Zonguldak, Kastamonu and Samsun
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: DOGU MARMARA, BATI ANADOLU, ORTA ANADOLU and DOGU KARADENIZ