Slovenes live in 39 municipalities in the Trieste, Gorizia, Udine and Pordenone provinces of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in north-eastern Italy. Slovene-speakers are estimated to number between 50,000 and 183,000 out of a regional population of 1.2 million. A 2002 survey conducted by SLORI (the Slovene Research Institute in Trieste) and opinion poll agency SWG found that over 100,000 inhabitants spoke Slovene, while almost 183,000 understand the language. Most Slovenes live in areas which are bilingual or trilingual. The Slovene language is used both in the literary and the dialect form. Dialects are divided into groups: the dialects of Zilje, Resia, Torre Valley, Natisone Valley, Brda and Kras.
More than half of Slovenes in Italy live in the cities of Trieste and Gorizia and the surrounding municipalities of San Dorligo della Valle/Dolina, Monrupino/Repentabor, Sgonico/Zgonik, Doberdò del Lago/Doberdob, Savogna d’Isonzo/Sovodnje ob Soci and San Floriano del Collio/Števerjan. In the province of Udine the Slovenes live mainly in the area of the Natisone and Torre river basins, the Resia and the Canale Valley.
Slovenes are successful in business, trade, banking and agriculture. Many own small businesses. The business, banking and agricultural communities are well organized.
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