Goriška statistical region

Gorizia statistical region Goriška statistična regija
—  Statistical region  —
Largest city	Nova Gorica
Area
– Total	2,325 km2 (897.7 sq mi)
Population (2004)
– Total	119,622
– Density	51.5/km2 (133.3/sq mi)
Statistics
– Households	47388
– Employed	46628
– Registered unemployed	3482
– College/university students	7082
– Regional GDP:	EUR (11 892 EUR per capita)

The Gorizia statistical region (Slovene: Goriška statistična regija) is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the town of Gorizia (Sln. Gorica), now in Italy, the historical economic and cultural center of the area. It comprises the Goriška region and part of the Inner Carniola region. The western Julian Alps, the River Soča and the Vipava Valley are its best known features. The region contributes less than 6% to the total national GDP, it is ranked third in terms of GDP per capita and has the lowest rate of unemployment in Slovenia at only 6.7%.

The region comprises the following municipalities:

Ajdovščina, Bovec, Brda, Cerkno, Idrija, Kanal ob Soči, Kobarid, Miren-Kostanjevica, Nova Gorica, Renče-Vogrsko, Šempeter-Vrtojba, Tolmin and Vipava.

It has a total area of 2325 km².

Demographics

Population: 119,622

Economy

Employment structure: 50% services, 45% industry, 5% agriculture.

Tourism

It attracts 6.3% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Italy (33.78%) and Slovenia (25.2%).

Transportation

Length of motorways: 33 km Length of other roads: 1839 km

Sources

• Slovenian regions in figures 2006