The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the auto industry, pharmaceuticals, and other light industry), which generated nearly half of the gross value added in the region in 2012. According to the latest available data for 2013, 94% of waste water in the region was treated before it was discharged from the public sewage system. This is significantly more than in Slovenia as a whole (78%). The expenditure on research and development (R&D), which amounted to 5.2% of the regional GDP in 2012, highlights the importance of R&D in the region. Businesses accounted for 90% of the sources of financing. The population's age structure in this region is favourable. In mid-2013 the value of the ageing index was 105.2, which means that the ratio between the population 65 or older and the population 15 or less was 105 older people per 100 young people.
Cities and towns
The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region includes six
cities
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town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
s, the largest of which is
Novo mesto.
Municipalities
The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region comprises the following 21
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
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Črnomelj
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Dolenjske Toplice
Dolenjske Toplice (; german: Töplitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 164.) is a settlement near Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia an ...
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Kočevje
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Kostel
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Loški Potok
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Metlika
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Mirna
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Mirna Peč
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Mokronog-Trebelno
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Novo Mesto
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Osilnica
Osilnica (, in older sources also ''Osivnica'', german: Ossiunitz) is a settlement in southern Slovenia. It is located on the left bank of the Kolpa River next to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and ...
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Ribnica
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Semič
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Sodražica
Sodražica (; german: Soderschitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.) is a town in southern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipa ...
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Straža Straza may refer to:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Straža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
* Straža, Lipkovo
Poland
* Straża
Serbia
* Straža (Loznica), a village in Mačva District
* Straža (Vršac), a village in South Banat Di ...
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Šentjernej
Šentjernej ( or ; in older sources also ''Šent Jernej'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 72. german: Sankt Bartlmä) is a small tow ...
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Šentrupert
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Škocjan
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Šmarješke Toplice
Šmarješke Toplice () is a settlement in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. ...
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Trebnje
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Žužemberk
Demographics
The population in 2020 was 145,357. It has a total area of 2,675 km
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Economy
Employment structure: 43.4% services, 52.6% industry, 4% agriculture.
Tourism
It attracts only 3.3% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (52.8%).
Transportation
* Length of motorways: 52.7 km
* Length of other roads: 3603.1 km
Sources
Slovenian regions in figures 2014
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Statistical regions of Slovenia