Our region in numbers
| Area | 3,000 km² (in comparison, Saarland: 2,500 km²) |
| Number of residents | 518,000 |
| Number of whom are from abroad | 33,000 (6.3%) |
| Immigrant population | 93,000 (18.0%) |
| US Americans | 50,000* |
| Students | 19,000 (TU and Hochschule Kaiserslautern [Kaiserslautern University and Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences]) |
| Number of communities | 313 |
| District-free cities | Kaiserslautern, Pirmasens, Zweibrücken |
| Counties | Kaiserslautern, Südwestpfalz, Kusel, Donnersberg |
| Share of forest area | 47% |
| Woogs and streams | 1,000 in the Palatinate Forest |
| Castles and palaces | 100 |
| All data rounded, status: 2016 | *Estimation; not included when calculating the population |
