Gorizia Region

The Gorizia Statistical Region (Goriška statistična regija) is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the town of Nova Gorica. It comprises the Gorizia 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