Central and Western Lithuania Region

Central and Western Lithuania Region (Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas) is statistical area of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, level NUTS 2. It includes all counties of Lithuania except Vilnius County. The region covers a land area of 55,569 km2 and has a population of approximately 2 million people.

History
In 2016, the Parliament of Lithuania announced the creation of new NUTS-2 regions for Lithuania: the Capital Region (Sostinės regionas) and the Central and Western Lithuania Region. The new regions were approved by European Parliament on 21 November 2016.

Economy
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €31.9 billion in 2021, accounting for 57% of Lithuanian economic output. GDP per capita was around €16,000.