West Midlands (Region)

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West Midlands
Frankreich Irland Isle of Man Schottland Nordirland Wales South West England Greater London West Midlands (Region) South East England East of England East Midlands North East England North West England Yorkshire and the Humbermap
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geography
surface 13,004 km²
Administrative headquarters Birmingham
Demographics
Population
population density
5,642,569 (2012)
434 inhabitants / km²

West Midlands is one of the nine regions of England and consists of most of the Western Midlands .

Administrative division

The administrative seat of the region is Birmingham (on map 7a below).

The region consists of the counties

the Metropolitan County West Midlands (7)  

and the Unitary Authorities

  West Midlands counties 2009 map.svg

economy

Compared with the GDP of the EU expressed in purchasing power standards, the region achieved an index of 88 (EU-28 = 100) (2015).

See also

Web links

Commons : West Midlands (Region)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Population of England and Wales on June 30, 2012 ( ZIP ; 832 kB)
  2. Eurostat. Retrieved August 22, 2018 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′  N , 1 ° 55 ′  W