Official name: Republic of Austria
Also known as: Österreich, Republik Österreich (German)
Capital:
Vienna (Wien)
Total Area: 83,871 km² (32,383 mi²) (
114th)
Approximate population: 9,027,999
Location: Central Europe
Languages:
German,
Croatian,
Turkish Religions: 55.2%
Catholicism, 4.9%
Orthodoxy, 3.8%
Protestantism, 4.3%
other Christian, 22.4%
no religion, 8.3%
Islam, 1.1%
other (2021 est.)
Currency:
Euro (
€) (
EUR)
Organizations: United Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, European Union
World's 112th largest country
Borders countries (8):
Czech Republic 402 km (250 mi),
Germany 801 km (498 mi),
Hungary 331 km (206 mi),
Italy 404 km (251 mi),
Liechtenstein (non-EU) 34 km (21 mi),
Slovakia 105 km (65 mi),
Slovenia 330 km (210 mi),
Switzerland (non-EU) 158 km (98 mi).
Coastline: 0 km (0 mi); landlocked)
Administrative divisions (9) states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland):
Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna).
Natural resources: oil, coal,
lignite, timber, iron ore, copper,
zinc,
antimony, magnesite, tungsten,
graphite, salt,
hydropower.
Interesting facts: - The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flag in the world. It dates from 1191, when Duke Leopold V fought in the Battle of Acre during the Third Crusade.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Hollywood actor and current governor of California, grew up as an Austrian citizen.
- Vienna once served as the musical center of Europe.
- Austria has given the world many famous classical music composers, including Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, J. Strauss, Mahler, and Bruckner.