Association of the Alpine States explained

The Association of Alpine States (Arge Alp, German: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpenländer, Italian: Comunita di Lavoro Regioni Alpine) is an association of 10 states, regions, provinces, and cantons of Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. The members are, from Austria: Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg; from Germany: Bavaria; from Italy: Lombardy, South Tyrol, and Trentino; and from Switzerland: Graubünden, St. Gallen, and Ticino.

StateCountry CapitalPopulation Area (km²) Pop. densityMunicipalities
BavariaMunich12,519,571 70,549.44 1802,056
GraubündenChur193,920 7,105.44 27180
LombardyMilan9,871,287 23,860.62 4101,544
SalzburgSalzburg531,800 7,156.03 74119
South TyrolBolzano511,750 7,399.97 69116
St. GallenSt. Gallen486,981 2,025.54 24077
TicinoBellinzona341,652 2,812.2 56135
TrentinoTrento534,405 6,206.90 86217
TyrolInnsbruck708,900 12,640.17 120279
VorarlbergBregenz370,200 2,601.12 14296

The association represents 23 million people within the area of about 142,000 km2.[1] It was founded on 12 October 1972 in Mösern, near Telfs in Tyrol.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.argealp.org/ Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpenländer
  2. http://www.argealp.org/fileadmin/www.argealp.org/downloads/deutsch/Statut-Arge-Alp-Neu_fin_de.doc Statute of the ARGE ALP
  3. http://www.argealp.org/fileadmin/www.argealp.org/downloads/italiano/statuto%20nuovo_fin_it.doc Statute of the ARGE ALP