Carinthia
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Anthem: Kärntner Heimatlied | |
Country | Austria |
Capital and largest city | Klagenfurt |
Government | |
• Body | Landtag of Carinthia |
• Governor | Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) |
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Area | |
• Total | 9,364 km2 (3,615 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 3,798 m (12,461 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
Population (1 January 2023) | |
• Total | 568,984 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €22.692 billion (2021) |
• Per capita | €40,300 (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | AT-2 |
HDI (2022) | 0.913[3] very high · 7th of 9 |
NUTS Region | AT2 |
Votes in Bundesrat | 4 (of 62) |
Website | www.ktn.gv.at |
Carinthia (German: Kärnten [ˈkɛʁntn̩] ⓘ; Slovene: Koroška [kɔˈɾóːʃka] ⓘ; Italian: Carinzia [kaˈrintsja]) is the southernmost and least densely populated Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is Austrian German, with its non-standard dialects belonging to the Southern Bavarian group; Carinthian Slovene dialects, forms of a South Slavic language that predominated in the southeastern part of the region up to the first half of the 20th century, are now spoken by a small minority in the area.
Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry, and agriculture.