
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 994 165 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 45 324 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 49,60 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2006 | 15,00 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 13,00 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 13,80 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 8,50 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 5,30 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 40,30 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 68,40 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 12,10 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 47,20 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 1,70 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 2355 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 2091 km |
| value added in euro | year 2006 | 3 594 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2006 | 840 | 23,37% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 313 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 212 | 67,79% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 68,80 | 21,99% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 32,00 | 10,23% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Van : Van, Mus, Bitlis and Hakkari
other regions in ORTADOGU ANADOLU : Malatya and Van
Neighbouring regions: Erzurum, Agri, Malatya, Sanliurfa and Mardin