How well does your region fare? Check the regional yearbook 2008
Eurostat's 2008 regional yearbook is available: some 200 pages on life in the regions of the European Union, candidate countries and EFTA countries.
The yearbook covers a wide range of parameters such as population (regional pattern and ageing…), urban statistics, gross domestic product, household welath, business, employment, transport, health, tourism…
It shows that the inhabitants of Aalborg (DK) feel the safest in Europe, with Oulu (FIN), Oviedo (ES) and Groningen (NL) close behind, whereas the least safe cities according to their inhabitants are Istanbul (TR), Naples (IT) and Sofia (BG).
The most advanced region in term of high technology is Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in the UK, followed by Stockholm (SV) and éle-de-France (FR).
Catalonia is deemed the most touristic region, ahead of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Languedoc, Aquitaine and Rhônes-Alpes, all in France.
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Climate, Sustainable Finance Officer
