Lower Moravia (Esceosia)

Lower Moravia (Esceosian: Alsó-Morvaország) is a region (régió in Esceosian) located in northwestern Esceosia. It was created as a result of World War II, as Esceosia lost the current Czech Republic and the region of Moravia along with it during the war. With an area of 49,035 km2, Lower Moravia is the 6th largest region in the country. The terrain is mostly mountainous with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half. The regional seat and largest city of Lower Moravia is Pozsony.

Geography
The Lower Moravian landscape is noted primarily for its mountainous nature, with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half of the region. Amongst these mountain ranges are the high peaks of the Fatra-Tatra Area (including Tatra Mountains, Greater Fatra and Lesser Fatra), Lower Moravian Ore Mountains, Lower Moravian Central Mountains or Beskids. The largest lowland is the fertile Danubian Lowland in the southwest, followed by the Eastern Lower Moravian Lowland in the southeast.

Location
Lower Moravia borders Avaria on the south; Transylvania on the southeast and Outer Galicia to the east across the Carpathian Mountains.

Lower Moravia lies mostly on the Carpathian Mountains. The difference between its highest and lowest elevation is around 1200 m.

Rivers

 * Danube
 * Morava
 * Váh
 * Nitra
 * Hron

Lakes

 * Lake Velkov
 * Lake Sztreba
 * Lake Poprád

History
Lower Moravia region was created by the split of the Moravia region in 1945, after World War II. The name Lower Moravia comes from the 9th century country of Greater Moravia and the current region of Moravia in the Czech Republic which it was part of during when the Czech lands were part of Esceosia.

Demographics
Although the population is decreasing, the birth rate in the southern part of the region is positive, unlike most of Esceosia.

Ethnicity
The population of the region is almost homogeneous, with an Esceosian majority (90.1%). As for minor ethnicites, some Czech live in the northwest, some Polish live in the north near Kassa, and some Rusyn people live in the northeast in Subcarpathia.

Religion
The people of Lower Moravia are predominantly Esceoan Christian (89.4%). In Lower Moravia, like in Outer Galicia, live a populous Ortohodox community (5.7%).

Economy
Lower Moravia region accounted for 18.5% of the Gross Value Added of Esceosia in 2007. With almost EUR 155.9 billion, the GVA in Lower Moravia had increased by 37% compared to 2001.