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Austria, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.

Vienna, capital city of Austria

Image of Vienna, capital city of Austria

Austria is a Austria is a Central European republic delivering high living standards through advanced mechanical and green-tech industries and renowned Alpine cultural assets.
Austria in one word would be “Alpine,” meaning high mountains.

Austria Flag

Flag of Austria

Austria armorial

armorial of Austria

Austria is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Austria administrative divisions

9 states (Bundeslaender)

  1. Burgenland,
  2. Kaernten (Carinthia),
  3. Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria),
  4. Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria),
  5. Salzburg,
  6. Steiermark (Styria),
  7. Tirol (Tyrol),
  8. Vorarlberg,
  9. Wien (Vienna)

Easy learning about Austria

The capital city of Austria is Vienna.

Austria is located in Western Europe
Europe Continent
Inhabitants of Austria are called Austrians
Member of European Union since 1995
Euro since 1999
Schengen since 1997
Austria has a population of 9,130,429 inhabitants
within a total area of 83,858 Km2
(52,107 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Austria’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 3 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 1.31
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Austria HDI ranks in position nº 22 worldwide
HDI of 0.930 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Austria’s passport allows visa-free entry to 188 countries
Austria passport ranks 4th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Austria GDP per capita is $58,192 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Austria ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Austria EPI (English Proficiency Index)is classified as Very high proficiency
has a score of 600
ranks 9th worldwide

(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 47° 20' N, 13° 20' E
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Neighbouring countriesSwitzerland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Italy, Slovenia, Liechtenstein.
Austria Climatetemperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Most predominant religionCatholic,
Second most predominant religionEastern Orthodox,
Currency name & code Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD.at
Austria calling code+43

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