Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées (French: ( listen); Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the laorgest region in metropolitan Fraunce bi land aurie, muckler than the Netherlands or Denmark.
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| Kintra |  Fraunce |
| Prefectur | Toulouse |
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| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Martin Malvy (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45348 km2 (17,509 sq mi) |
| Population (2009-01-01) | |
| • Total | 2,865,000 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-N |
| GDP (2006) | Rankit {{{GDP_rank}}} |
| Tot | €73 billion (US${{{GDP_US$}}} bn) |
| Per capita | €26,200 (US${{{GDP_per_capita_US$}}}) |
| NUTS Region | FR6 |
| Website | midipyrenees.fr |
Midi-Pyrénées haes nae historical or geographical unity. It is ane o the regions o Fraunce creatit airtificially in the late 20t century tae serve as a hinterland an zone o influence for its caipital, Toulouse, ane o a haundful o so-cried "balancin metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre). Anither example o this is the region o Rhône-Alpes which wis creatit as the region for Lyon.
The name chosen for the new region wis decidit bi the French central govrenment athoot reference tae the historical provinces (ower mony o them inside the region) an based purely on geography: Midi (i.e. "soothren Fraunce") - Pyrénées (Pyrénées muntains that serve as the region's soothren bundary). The French adjective an name o the inhabitants o the region is: Midi-Pyrénéen.
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| Wiki Commons haes media relatit tae Midi-Pyrénées. |
- (in French) Regional Council of Midi-Pyrénées Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Toulouse Tourist Office
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