The recession across the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro deepened in the last three months of 2012.
Here is a glance at the other economic and financial metrics for the single currency zone.
Population 332.9 million
Unemployment 11.7 percent (December)
Gross domestic product, annual ?9.4 trillion ($12.7 trillion) in 2011
Inflation 2.0 percent (annual rate of increase in consumer prices, January)
Government debt 90 percent of annual GDP (Q3 2012)
Exports ?164.2 billion ($221 billion), November
Imports ?150.5 billion ($203 billion), November
Base interest rate 0.75 percent
Euro exchange rate currently $1.3335
Stock market performance Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 2.7 percent in Q4