[8][9] The region is difficult to access and is poorly connected with the central part of Slovenia.

The importance of agriculture is shown by the fact that the farms in the region are among the largest in the country.

Farm owners in the region have the youngest average age in Slovenia (53 years); they average eight years younger than farm owners in the Coastal–Karst Statistical Region.

The Carinthia Statistical Region includes 5 cities and towns, the largest of which is Slovenj Gradec.

[10] The Carinthia Statistical Region comprises the following 12 municipalities: The population in 2020 was 70,755.