It is a region with high mountains, including Mount Triglav, and is almost entirely Alpine.

A large part of this statistical region is protected as a national park.

In 2013, the registered unemployment rate here was the lowest in Slovenia, 3 percentage points lower than the national average and more than 8 percentage points lower than in the Mura Statistical Region, where the registered unemployment rate was the highest.

The Upper Carniola Statistical Region includes 8 cities and towns, the largest of which is Kranj.

[6] The Upper Carniola Statistical Region comprises the following 18 municipalities: The estimated population in 2020 was 206,621.