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Austria

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Republik Österreich
Republic of Austria


Flag	Coat of Arms

Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome (German)
Land of Mountains, Land by the River

Patron Saint(s): Saint Leopold III

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Location of Austria on the European continent

Capital Vienna

Official languages German

Demonym Austrian

Government Federal Parliamentary republic

- President Heinz Fischer

- Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer

Independence

- Austrian State Treaty July 27, 1955

- Declaration of Neutrality October 26, 1955

Accession to EU January 1, 1995

Area

- Total 83,872 km² (115th)
32,383 sq mi

- Water (%) 1.7

Population

- 2007 estimate 8,316,487

- 2001 census 8,032,926

- Density 99/km² (99th)
257/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate

- Total $317.007 billion (34th)

- Per capita $38,180 (IMF) (8th)

GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate

- Total $371.219 billion (23rd)

- Per capita $44,851 (IMF) (12th)

Currency Euro (€)¹ (EUR)

Time zone CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Internet TLD .at

Calling code +43

1. Prior to 1999: Austrian Schilling (öS).

Austria (German: Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital city is Vienna.

History

The origins of modern Austria date back to the ninth century, when the countryside of upper and lower Austria became increasingly populated. The name "Ostarrichi" is first documented in an official document from 996. Since then this word has developed into the German word Österreich.