Vest (development region)
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| Vest | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| Capital city | Timişoara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,028 km2 (12,366 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,958,648 |
| • Density | 61.15/km2 (158.4/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Romanians | 86.3% |
| • Hungarians | 6.7% |
| • Roma | 2.5% |
| • Germans | 1.4% |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| NUTS code | RO42 |
| GDP per capita (PPS) | € 12,700 (2008)[1] |
| Website | http://www.adr5vest.ro/ |
Vest (West) or Vest-Banat is a development region in Romania created in 1998. As with the other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers. Its primary functions are coordinating regional development projects and managing funds from the European Union.
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| Administrative divisions of Romania | |||||||||
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| NUTS–I | Macroregiunea 1 | Macroregiunea 2 | Macroregiunea 3 | Macroregiunea 4 |
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| NUTS–II (regions) |
North-West | Center | North-East | South-East | South | Bucharest– Ilfov |
South-West | West | |
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