Eastern Slovakia (Slovak: Východné Slovensko) is one of the four NUTS-2 Regions of Slovakia. It was created at the same time as were the Košice and Prešov regions. Eastern Slovakia is the least developed of the four NUTS-2 regions of Slovakia, with its GDP per capita being 54% of the European Union average (€16,300 per year).
Eastern Slovakia Východné Slovensko | |
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Region | |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,728.4 km2 (6,072.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,625,436 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €21.208 billion (2021) |
| NUTS code | SK04 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.824[4] very high · 4th |