Carniola

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Carniola
Historical region
The Carniolan Provincial Assembly Building in Ljubljana, also the seat of the Regional Committee and the Governor of the Duchy of Carniola, today the seat of the University of Ljubljana
Flag Coat of arms
1791 map of Carniola
Coordinates: 45°52′51″N 14°04′30″E / 45.8808°N 14.0749°E / 45.8808; 14.0749
Country	Slovenia
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)

Carniola (Slovene: Kranjska [ˈkɾàːnska];^[1] German: Krain [kʁaɪn] ^ⓘ; Italian: Carniola; Hungarian: Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region still tend to identify with its traditional parts Upper Carniola, Lower Carniola (with the sub-part of White Carniola), and to a lesser degree with Inner Carniola. In 1991, 47% of the population of Slovenia lived within the borders of the former Duchy of Carniola.