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According to the estimates published by the Allied Military Government, as of 1949 in the A zone there were about 310, 000 inhabitants, including 239, 200 Italians and 63, 000 Slovenes.

The last Austrian census of 1910 / 1911 registered around 72, 000 Slovene and 2, 000 Croatian speakers in the area, and around 126, 000 Italian speakers.