World Region Information --- Austria Information
We are researching the regional information of Austria. Austria is a country located in the south of Central Europe. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Austria.
Located in the Eastern Alps, it is bordered by Switzerland to the west, Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the east, Hungary to the southwest, Slovenia to the south, and Italy to the southwest.
Approx. 84,000 km2
Graz(270,000), Linz(190,000), Salzburg(150,000), Innsbruck(120,000), etc.
approximately 8.9 million
81.1% Austrian, 6.3% ex-Yugoslav, 2.7% German, 2.2% Turkish, other 8.7%
German is the official and national language
57% Catholic, 8.7% Eastern Orthodox, 7.9% Muslim, 3.3% Evangelical Christian, 23.1% Other/None
- Hofkirche Innsbruck
- Stift Melk
As a center of innovative music, it has long played an important cultural role in Europe.
- Hofburg Wien
- Altstadt Salzburg
- Spanische Hofreitschule
- Schloss Schonbrunn
- Salzwelten Hallstatt
- Kitzbuheler Horn
- Schloss Belvedere
- Burg Hochosterwitz
After three years of preschool education, there are nine years of compulsory education. Secondary education is similar to the German education system.
- University of Vienna
- University of ViennaTechnische Universitat Wien
- Universitat Innsbruck
- Universitat Graz
- Technische Universitat Graz
- Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz
- Alpen-Adria-Universitat Klagenfurt
- Universitat Salzburg
- Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek
1914-18 World War I
1918 End of Habsburg Empire, start of republic
1938 Annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany
1939-45 World War II
1955 Austria becomes independent as a neutral country and joins the United Nations
1995 join the EU
It is a federal republic with a parliamentary system of government. Parliament is bicameral. The Federal President serves as the head of state. The head of the Federal Government is the Federal Chancellor.
- The Austrian Parliament
- Bundeskanzleramt
- Justizpalast
$53,764 (2018)
It is a country with high GDP per capita due to advanced industry and developed economy. It is a country that has historically been highly dependent on Germany, but there seems to be a movement to reduce its dependence on Germany after joining the EU.
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