Styria

Styria
Steiermark
Anthem: Dachsteinlied ("Song of the Dachstein")
Location of Styria
Coordinates: 47°15′N 15°10′E / 47.250°N 15.167°E / 47.250; 15.167
Country Austria
CapitalGraz
Government
 • BodyLandtag of Styria
 • GovernorChristopher Drexler (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total
16,399.34 km2 (6,331.82 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)
 • Total
1,265,198
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€51.596 billion (2021)
 • Per capita€41,300 (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeAT-6
HDI (2022)0.923[2]
very high · 4th of 9
NUTS RegionAT2
Votes in Bundesrat9 (of 62)
WebsiteFederal state government

Styria (German: Steiermark [ˈʃtaɪɐmark] ; Bavarian: Steiamårk; Slovene: Štajerska; Hungarian: Stájerország [ˈʃtaːjɛrorsaːɡ]) is an Austrian state in the southeast of the country, famed for its idyllic landscapes, as well as rich folk- and high culture. With an area of approximately 16,399 km2 (6,332 sq mi), Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and clockwise, from the southwest, by the other Austrian states of Carinthia, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. The state's capital is Graz, the second largest city in Austria after only Vienna.

  1. ^ "Basisdaten Bundesländer" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.