Pays de la Loire facts for kids
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Pays de la Loire
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| Country |  France |
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| Prefecture | Nantes | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 32,082 km2 (12,387 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 8th | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 3,553,352 | |
| • Density | 110.7584/km2 (286.863/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-PDL | |
| GDP (2012) | Ranked 5th | |
| Total | €101.2 billion (US$130.2 bn) | |
| Per capita | €27,775 (US$35,725) | |
| NUTS Region | FR5 | |
| Website | www.paysdelaloire.fr | |
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Pays de la Loire (or Pays-de-la-Loire) is an administrative region of France. Its capital is Nantes. In 2005 about 3.2 million people lived in the region.
The departments in the region are:
The economy is centered around the production of food, and agriculture in general. It is the third in France in that sector. 51% of meat products, 19% of milk, and 67% of the natural produce of grain (cereals) are produced there.
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See also
In Spanish: Países del Loira para niños
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