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| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2012 | 4 626 357 |
| area in square km | year 2012 | 12 333 |
| GDP per capita in PPS | year 2010 | 16 400 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2010 | 67,00 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2012 | 9,40 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2012 | 8,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2012 | 10,70 |
| Employment rate | year 2013 | 51,70 |
| employment rate, male | year 2013 | 59,90 |
| employment rate, female | year 2013 | 44,20 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2013 | 14,20 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 259 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 244 km |
| Employment by education | year 2012 | 1 745 | 100% |
Source: Eurostat; shortened variable name does not necessarily precisely describe contents of this v
sub regions Slaskie : Czestochowski, Bielski, Rybnicki, Bytomski, Glivicki, Katowicki, Sosnowiecki and Tyski
other regions in POLUDNIOWY : Malopolskie and Slaskie
Neighbouring regions: Moravskoslezsko, Lodzkie, Malopolskie, Swietokrzyskie, Opolskie and Central Slovakia
