Austria is a landlocked Alpine republic in central Europe. Vienna has drunk untreated mountain spring water since 1873, carried into the city by gravity through pipelines from the Alps.
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Easy learning about Austria
The capital city of Austria is Vienna, capital city of Austria.
Word: Alpine
Meaning: high mountains
Administrative Divisions
9 states:
- Burgenland
- Carinthia
- Lower Austria
- Salzburg
- Styria
- Tyrol
- Upper Austria
- Vienna
- Vorarlberg
States of Austria map
Austria is a Country located in the Western Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
150 m (492 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), above 3000 m (9840 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Basic Information
Capital City: Vienna, capital city of Austria
Population: 9,208,163 (UN)
Area: 83,858 km² / 52,107 sq mi
People from Austria are called: Austrians
Geography
Latitude: 47.519° N
Longitude: 14.131° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Borders
- Switzerland — Land border
- Germany — Land border
- Hungary — Land border
- Slovakia — Land border
- Czechia — Land border
- Italy — Land border
- Slovenia — Land border
- Liechtenstein — Land border
Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 9 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 600 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Very High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 6 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.421 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 22 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.93
Mean Years of Schooling: 12.4
Expected Years of Schooling: 16.3
Life Expectancy at Birth: 82.0 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Orthodox
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 1995
Euro - since 1999
Schengen - since 1997
Technical Information
TLD: .at
Calling Code: +43
MapGeo Name: Austria
MapGeo Code: AT
