Vest (development region)
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Vest (English: West) or Vest-Banat is a development region in Romania. It was created in 1998. Its main jobs are organising regional development projects and managing money that they are sent by the European Union.
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Vest | |
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Region | |
Coordinates: 45°46′N 21°14′E | |
Country | Romania |
Capital city | Timişoara |
Area | |
• Total | 32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,768,593 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | |
• Romanians | 86.3% |
• Hungarians | 6.7% |
• Roma | 2.5% |
• Germans | 1.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
NUTS code | RO42 |
GDP per capita (PPS) | € 12,700 (2008)[1] |
Website | http://www.adr5vest.ro/ |
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