Bratislava Region

Bratislava Region
Bratislavský kraj
Flag of Bratislava Region
Coat of arms of Bratislava Region
CountrySlovakia
CapitalBratislava
Government
 • BodyCounty Council of Bratislava Region
 • GovernorJuraj Droba (SaS)
Area
 • Total2,053 km2 (793 sq mi)
Highest elevation
754 m (2,474 ft)
Lowest elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total719,537
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€30.709 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€42,679 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeSK-BL
HDI (2022)0.945 [4]
very high · 1st
Websitebratislavskykraj.sk

The Bratislava Region (Slovak: Bratislavský kraj, pronounced [ˈbracislawskiː ˈkraj]; German: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919); Hungarian: Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders exist from 1996. It is the smallest of the eight regions of Slovakia as well as the most urbanized, most developed and most productive by GDP per capita.

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  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 25 September 2024.