Carinthia
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Anthem: Kärntner Heimatlied | |
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Country | ![]() |
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 (2019) | 0.906[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) 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 German. Its regional dialects belong 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.