Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region

The Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region^[2][3][4][5] (Slovene: primorsko-notranjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in southwest Slovenia. Until January 1, 2015 it was named the Inner Carniola–Karst Statistical Region^[6][7][8] (Slovene: notranjsko-kraška statistična regija).^[9]

Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region primorsko-notranjska statistična regija
Statistical region
Municipalities	6
Largest city	Postojna
Area
• Total	1,456 km^2 (562 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	52,841
• Density	36/km^2 (94/sq mi)
Statistics
• Households	20,584
• Employed	18,989
• Registered unemployed	2,899
• College/university students	1,986
• Regional GDP (2019):	EUR 853 m (EUR 16,154 per capita)
HDI (2019)	0.892^[1] very high · 7th

The karst terrain, with Postojna Cave and intermittent Lake Cerknica, is the most important natural feature of this statistical region. This is one of the smallest statistical regions in Slovenia, and it is the least densely populated, with a population density six times lower than the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The region is among the economically less developed ones in the country because in 2012 it contributed only 1.8% of Slovenia’s GDP. With an average of four employees per company, the enterprises in the region are among the smallest in Slovenia. In 2012, agriculture in this region generated around 6% of gross value added, which is one of the highest shares of gross value added by agriculture per individual region. In 2013, the average utilised agricultural area per farm was the highest in this region. The region has the highest employment rate in Slovenia (it was 59.9% in 2013), and the registered unemployment rate is among the lowest. The region also has the highest share of women in tertiary education (151 female students per 100 male students).

Municipalities

The Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region comprises the following 6 municipalities:

• Bloke
• Cerknica
• Ilirska Bistrica
• Loška Dolina
• Pivka
• Postojna

Demographics

The population in 2020 was 52,841. It has a total area of 1,456 km².

Economy

Employment structure: 55.8% services, 36.8% industry, 7.4% agriculture.

Tourism

It attracts only 4.1% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Italy (17.8%). Only 9.3% of tourists are from Slovenia.

Transportation

• Length of motorways: 32.5 km
• Length of other roads: 1241.9 km

References

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
2. OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Employment and Skills Strategies in Slovenia. Paris: OECD. 2017. p. 40.
3. Plut-Pregelj, Leopoldina; Kranjc, Gregor; Lazarević, Žarko (2018). Historical Dictionary of Slovenia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 467.
4. "It Is Not Enough to Know the Measures, We Need to Believe in Them". Government of the Republic of Slovenia. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
5. Deliso, Christopher (2020). The History of Croatia and Slovenia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 13.
6. OECD. 2012. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Slovenia 2012. OECD Publishing, p. 324.
7. Lapuh, Lucija. 2016. Measuring the Impact of the Recession on Slovenian Statistical Regions and their Ability to Recover. Acta Geographica Slovenica 56(2): 247–256, pp. 252ff.
8. Boršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. Transition Studies Review 54(1): 145–156, p. 148.
9. "Sprememba Uredbe NUTS".

Sources

• Slovenian regions in figures 2006

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