Population
The total population of the region was 1,262,660 (men 48.83%, women 51.20%) in 2002, which makes it the most populous Region in the Czech Republic. 86.9% are Czechs, 3.3% Slovaks, 3.0% Poles, 2.3% Moravians,0.8% Silesians, 0.3% Germans and 0.2% Roma, though this last figure might be considerably higher as Roma often do not officially admit their nationality. 40.2% of the population are religious, mostly Roman Catholic, while 52.3% declare themselves atheists.
The population density is 227.3 inhabitants per km², which is the second highest in the country, after the capital Prague (Praha). Most of the population is urban, 62% living in towns with over 20,000 inhabitants.
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