Black Country deprived district in the West Midlands region, and the 45th most deprived in the country. Dudley fares better, but still has pockets of deprivation. Overall Dudley is the 100th most deprived district of the UK, but the second most affluent of the seven metropolitan districts of the West Midlands, with Solihull coming top. It also benefits from tourism due to the popularity of the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley Zoo and Dudley Castle. As with many urban areas in the UK, there is also a significant ethnic minority population in parts: in Sandwell, 22.6 per cent of the population are
Karst Living Museum of chert, an indispensable soil component for Teran growing. Sedimentation environment was also favourable for the creation of thin layers of high calorific black coal. The museum collection also presents different types of flysch rocks. Karst Living Museum The Karst Living Museum () is a nature trail. It features the Classical Karst, and as an ecologically important area it includes a large number of karst features. In 2017, it was recognized as the best thematic trail in Slovenia, and a wider area is included among the Natura 2000 sites. The Karst Living Museum covers more than between Sežana, Lipica, and