Austria
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| Republik Österreich Republic of Austria | |||||
 Map of Austria | |||||
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| Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome (German) Land of Mountains, Land by the River | |||||
| Patron Saint(s): Saint Leopold III | |||||
 Location of Austria on the European continent | |||||
| Capital | Vienna | ||||
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| Official languages | German | ||||
| Demonym | Austrian | ||||
| Government | |||||
| - Type | Federal Parliamentary republic | ||||
| - President | Heinz Fischer | ||||
| - Chancellor | Alfred Gusenbauer | ||||
| Independence | |||||
| Austrian State Treaty | July 27, 195527 July 1955 8 Av 5715 He 7 Av 5958 AM | ||||
| Declaration of Neutrality | October 26, 195526 October 1955 10 Cheshvan 5716 He 9 Bul 5959 AM | ||||
| Accession to EU | January 1, 19951 January 1995 29 Teveth 5755 He 29 Teveth 5998 AM | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 83,872 km²83,872,000 dunams 32,383.16 mi² (115th) | ||||
| - Water | 1.7 %1.7 % | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | 8,316,487 | ||||
| - 20012001 5761 He 6004 AM census | 8,032,926 | ||||
| - Density | 99 km⁻²256.409 mi⁻² (99th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | ||||
| - Total | $317,007,000,000 (34th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $38,180 (8th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 20072007 5767 He 6010 AM estimate | ||||
| - Total | $371,219,000,000 (23rd) | ||||
| - Per capita | $44,851 (12th) | ||||
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR)
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .at | ||||
| Calling code | +43 | ||||
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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.
External links
- Austria Conservapedia's article on Austria.
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