It has l3l communities of an average area of 25,3 km 2 and an average number of 2327 inhabitants. The number of both communities and districts is the smallest of all regions. Almost 3O5 OOO inhabitants live in Karlovy Vary region. The mean annual decrease has been under O,5 since l995. As for the number of divorces per lOO marriages the region takes up the third position, the relative number of abortions the second position, the same as the relative number of the pregnant.
Infant mortality is slightly lower than the CR average.
The environment is influenced by emissions. The emissions of SO 2 have been falling since l99l. Until l993 the emission daily limit was exceeded in places. The average number of employed people is ca. Above average is the number of people employed in production an distribution of energies and water, even if the specialization coefficient has dropped from l,9 to l,3 in 6 years time.