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Carinthia
federal state in the South of Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the present-day Austrian state. For the historical state, see Duchy of Carinthia. For the Slovene region, see Carinthia (Slovenia). For other uses, see Carinthia (disambiguation).
Carinthia (German: Kärnten [ˈkɛʁntn̩] (listen); Slovene: Koroška [kɔˈɾóːʃka] (
listen); Italian: Carinzia [karintsja]; Southern Austro-Bavarian: Keantn) is the southernmost state of Austria. It is in the Eastern Alps. The main language is German. Carinthia's main industries are tourism, electronics, engineering, forestry and agriculture. The companies Philips and Siemens have large operations there.
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Carinthia
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Coordinates: 46.761°N 13.819°E / 46.761; 13.819 | |
Country | Austria |
Capital | Klagenfurt |
Government | |
• Governor | Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Total | 9,538.01 km2 (3,682.65 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2016) | |
• Total | 560,300 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | AT-2 |
NUTS Region | AT2 |
Votes in Bundesrat | 4 (of 62) |
Website | www.ktn.gv.at |
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