Carinthia
Carinthia
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| Federal State of Carinthia Bundesland Kärnten (German) Bundesland Koadn (Bavarian) Zvezna dežela Koroška (Slovene) Stato Federale della Carinzia (Italian) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Kärntner Heimatlied | |
| Country | Austria |
| Capital | 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 (January 2025) | |
• Total | 570,095 |
| • Density | 60.88/km2 (157.7/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 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] ⓘ or avstrijska Koroška; 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 Lake Wolayer is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic Main Ridge, near the Plöcken Pass. 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.