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Republic of Austria

Republic of Austria
Republik Österreich  (German)
Flag of Austria
Coat of arms of Austria
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: 
Location of  Austria  (dark green)– in Europe  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
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)
Demonym Austrian
Government Federal parliamentary republic
• President
Alexander Van der Bellen
Christian Kern
Legislature Parliament
Federal Council
National Council
Independence
976
1156
1453
1804
1867
1918
1934
• Anschluss
1938
since 1945
• State Treaty in effect
27 July 1955
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) Negative increase 27.6
low · 14th
HDI (2014) Increase 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
  1. ^ Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Romani, Slovak, and Slovene are officially recognised by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML).
  2. ^ Austrian schilling before 1999; Virtual Euro since 1 January 1999; Euro since 1 January 2002.
  3. ^ 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 (Listeni/ˈɒstriə, ˈɔː-/; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪç]), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich, About this sound 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.


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