Kronen Zeitung total population of approximately eight million. The "Krone" has nearly three times as many readers as its strongest competitor, the "Kleine Zeitung" (12.4% share of all readers). Nevertheless, certain regional differences between eastern and western Austria exist which affect the newspaper. In eastern states (such as Burgenland) it has almost a 60% share of the market, but in western states such as the Tyrol and Vorarlberg the "Krone" has barely penetrated the market. While in Vorarlberg the "Krone" is totally insignificant, in Tyrol it has been able to make some gains. Local newspapers there, such as the "Tiroler Tageszeitung", now
Vorarlberg the Swiss French in the 19th century by invitation during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. There has been a sizable minority of Turkish descent since the 1960s. 78% of the population are Roman Catholic, which puts Vorarlberg in line with the national Austrian average of 73.6%. The second-largest denomination, with a share of 8.4%, is Islam, mostly Turks. 7,817 (or 2.2%) of Vorarlberg's inhabitants are Protestants. For several years, the Vorarlberg economy has been performing well above the Austrian average. While the overall Austrian GDP in 2004 rose by 2.0% in real terms, Vorarlberg recorded an increase of 2.9%.