Introduction

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Geographic and Demographic Data

 Area:                                    3,964 km² (11th largest out of 13 regions of the Czech Republic)

 No. of inhabitants:         584,676 as of 1.1.2016   (the 8^th most populated region)

 Population Density:       149 inhabitants per square kilometre (ranking 5^th in the Czech Republic)

 No. of districts:                4 (Kroměříž, Uherské Hradiště, Vsetín, Zlín)

 No. of municipalities:   307, including 30 towns and cities

Economic Data (Source: Czech Statistical Office; 2017)

Regional GDP:                  CZK 222,918 million (2015; ca. 4,9% of the national GDP; ranking 7^th in the Czech Republic out of 13 regions)

Gross wage:                      CZK 25,837 = ca EUR 1,000 (Q1-Q2; ranking 12^th in the Czech Republic out of 13 regions)

Unemployment rate:    3,51% (Q2; as against 4,74% in 2016; ranking  6^th in the Czech Republic out of 13 regions)

Industrial revenue:        CZK 92,525 million (Q1-Q2; 7,5% rise as against 2016)