consists of counties:
| year 1998 | year 1999 | year 2000 | year 2001 | year 2002 | year 2003 | year 2004 | year 2005 | |
| Population | 249405 | 249356 | 249296 | 247808 | 247619 | 247329 | 247066 | 246639 |
| GDP fixed prices 2000 | 37993 | 37253 | 38105 | 39332 | 40170 | 42592 | 45274 | 47634 |
| Unemployment rate LFS | 9.3% | 14.2% | 17.1% | 18.9% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 16.1% |
| indicator | year |
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