The County had its own provincial parliament and enjoyed a large degree of self-government, although it was formally subjected to an Imperial Governor (Landeshauptmann) with the seat in Trieste, who carried out the government supervision for the whole territory of the Austrian Littoral.
Krahvkonnal oli oma provintsiparlament ja suurte volitustega omavalitsus, kuigi ametlikult allus see keiserlikule kubernerile (Landeshauptmann) asukohaga Triestes, kes teostas valitsusjärelevalvet kogu Austria Rannikumaa territooriumil.