Republic of Austria

Republic of Austria Republik Österreich  (German)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:  Land der Berge, Land am Strome  (German) Land of Mountains, Land by the River
Location of  Austria  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Vienna 48°12′N 16°21′E / 48.200°N 16.350°E / 48.200; 16.350
Official languages	Austrian German
Ethnic groups (2012)	81.1% Austrians 6.3% ex-Yugoslav 2.7% Germans 2.2% Turks 11.5% Others
Demonym	Austrian
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	Alexander Van der Bellen
• Chancellor	Christian Kern
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Federal Council
• Lower house	National Council
Independence
• Margraviate of Austria	976
• Duchy of Austria	1156
• Archduchy of Austria	1453
• Austrian Empire	1804
• Austro-Hungarian Empire	1867
• First Republic	1918
• Federal State	1934
• Anschluss	1938
• Second Republic	since 1945
• State Treaty in effect	27 July 1955
• Joined the European Union	1 January 1995
Area
• Total	83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) (115th)
• Water (%)	1.7
Population
• April 2016 estimate	8,725,931 (94th)
• Density	101.4/km2 (262.6/sq mi) (106th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$415.936 billion
• Per capita	$47,856 (17)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$387.299 billion (29)
• Per capita	$44,561 (14)
Gini (2014)	27.6 low · 14th
HDI (2014)	0.885 very high · 23rd
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+43
ISO 3166 code	AT
Internet TLD	.at
^ Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Romani, Slovak, and Slovene are officially recognised by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML). ^ Austrian schilling before 1999; Virtual Euro since 1 January 1999; Euro since 1 January 2002. ^ The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Coordinates: 47°20′N 13°20′E / 47.333°N 13.333°E / 47.333; 13.333

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Austria (ⁱ/ˈɒstriə, ˈɔː-/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç]), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich,  listen ), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.7 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,879 km² (32,386 sq mi). The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and Austrian German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.