Austria
country in Central Europe
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Geography
Location
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Terrain
mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins
Natural resources
oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
People & Society
Religions
Roman Catholic 55.2%, Muslim 8.3%, Orthodox 4.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.8%, Jewish 0.1%, other 5.4%, none 22.4% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
federal parliamentary republic
Independence
no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed)
National holiday
National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)
Legal system
civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$581.131 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$63,300 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
-1.2% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.9% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Germany 25%, USA 9%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 5%, Hungary 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 34%, China 7%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 5%, Czechia 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06
Summary
Austria is a sovereign state[1].
Key Facts
- Ethnic group: Austrians[2], Yugoslavs[3], Turks in Austria[4], Germans[5]
- Country: Austria[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Constance[7], Neusiedl Lake[8], Rhine[9], Danube[10], Inn[11], Salzach[12], Thaya[13], Morava[14]
- Head of government: Christian Stocker[15]
- Continent: Europe[16]
- Instance of: Rechtsstaat[17], landlocked country[18], successor state[19], country[20]
- Head of state: Alexander Van der Bellen[21]
- Capital: Vienna[22]
- Official language: German[23], Austrian Sign Language[24]
- Currency: euro[25]
- Shares border with: Italy[26], Liechtenstein[27], Switzerland[28], Czech Republic[29], Hungary[30], Slovakia[31], Slovenia[32], Germany[33], Democratic Federal Yugoslavia[34]
- Top-level Internet domain: .at[35]
- Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome[36]
- Basic form of government: federal parliamentary republic[37], semi-presidential system[38], republic[39]
- Named after: east[40], Raabs an der Thaya[41]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Burgenland[42], Carinthia[43], Lower Austria[44], Upper Austria[45], Salzburg[46], Styria[47], Tyrol[48], Vorarlberg[49], Vienna[50]
- Flag: flag of Austria[51]
- Legislative body: Austrian Parliament[52]
- Executive body: Austrian Federal Government[53]
- Highest judicial authority: Constitutional Court of Austria[54]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Austria[55]
- Part of: Central Europe[56], European Economic Area[57]
- Licence plate code: A[58]
Body
Cultural Significance
Things named for Austria include Austrians[59], a human population[60]; D-A-CH[61], a language area[62], in Germany[63]; 136 Austria[64], an asteroid[65]; Austrium[66], a misidentified chemical element[67]; and Pleurospermum austriacum[68], a taxon[69].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to Austria include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[70], a document[71], written by Albania[72]. Entities named for Austria include Austrians[59], a human population[60]; D-A-CH[61], a language area[62], in Germany[63]; 136 Austria[64], an asteroid[65]; Austrium[66], a misidentified chemical element[67]; and Pleurospermum austriacum[68], a taxon[69].