Austria, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Thursday, 15 May 2025.
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Austria is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Austria | |
| Austria is located in | Western Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 1995 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1997 |
| Austria has a population of | 9,130,429 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Austria are called Austrians |
| The country’s total area is | 83,858 Km2 ( 52,107 sq mi) |
| Austria’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 3 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.31 This means: the closer the score is 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 in English has a score of 600 ranks 9th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 47° 20' N, 13° 20' E Open in Google Maps |
| Austria Capital city | Vienna |
| Neighbouring countries | Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia, Italy, Slovenia, Liechtenstein. |
| Austria Climate | temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers |
| Most predominant religion | Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Eastern Orthodox, |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .at |
| Austria calling code | +43 |
Austria administrative divisions
9 states (Bundeslaender)
- Burgenland,
- Kaernten (Carinthia),
- Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria),
- Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria),
- Salzburg,
- Steiermark (Styria),
- Tirol (Tyrol),
- Vorarlberg,
- Wien (Vienna)
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