- Area: 4,435 km²
- Population: 5.3 Million
- Population density: 1.183 resident per km²
- Administrative regions: 3 (State of NRW, the Emscher Association and the RVR)
- Regional authorities:2 (Regional Authority Rhineland (LVR), Regional Authority
- Westphalia-Lippe (LWL)
- Number of cities: 53 cities and districts
- District free cities: Bochum, Bottrop, Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Hamm, Herne, Mülheim an der Ruhr Oberhausen
- Districts: Recklinghausen, Unna, Wesel and the Ennepe-Ruhr District
- Developed area: 37.6 %
- Agricultural area: 40.7 %
- Forest area: 17.6 %
- Water area: 3.1%
- Re-cultivation of Industrial Wasteland: New parklands and local recreation areas
- Business and Industry: 22,500 ha
- Commercial and Industrial Wastelan: 8,500 ha
- Planned space: 800 km²
- West-East-dimensions: from Sonsbeck to Hamm averages 116 Kilometres
- North-South-dimensions: from Haltern am See to Breckerfeld 67 Kilometres
- Area: c. 457 km2
- Bike-path network: 700 km
- Trails: 131 km
- Themed Tourist Routes:25
- Green Spaces: 7
- Green Space A: Oberhausen, Mühlheim, Duisburg
- Green Space B: Oberhausen, Bottrop, Mühlheim
- Green Space C: Gladbeck, Bottrop, Essen, Gelsenkirchen
- Green Space D: Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Herten, Recklinghausen, Bochum
- Green Space E: Rechklinghausen, Bochum, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel
- Green Space F: Waltrop, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund
- Green Space G:Lünen, Bergkamen, Kamen, Kreis Unna, Dortmund
- Project sites: 93
- Project total: 119
