Austria

Republic of Austria
*Republik Österreich* (German)
Republic of Austria Republik Österreich (German)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich (German); (English: "National Anthem of the Republic of Austria"); ;
	Location of Austria (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey); – in the European Union (green) — [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Vienna; 48°12′N 16°21′E / 48.200°N 16.350°E
Official languages	German (also in national language as Austrian German)
Recognised regional languages	Hungarian; Slovene; Burgenland Croatian;
Ethnic groups (2012)	81.1% Austrians; 6.3% Ex-Yugoslavs; 2.7% Germans; 2.2% Turks; 8.7% Other;
Religion (2018)	69.0% Christianity; —57.0% Catholicism; —8.7% Orthodoxy; —3.3% Other Christian; 22.0% No religion; 7.9% Islam; 1.1% Other;
Demonym(s)	Austrian
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• President	Alexander Van der Bellen
• Chancellor	Karl Nehammer
• Vice Chancellor	Werner Kogler
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Federal Council
• Lower house	National Council
Establishment history
• Margraviate of Austria	976
• Duchy of Austria	1156
• Archduchy of Austria	1453
• Austrian Empire	1804
• Austro-Hungarian Empire	1867
• First Republic	1918
• Federal State	1934
• Anschluss	1938
• Second Republic	since 1945
• State Treaty in effect	27 July 1955
• Admitted to the United Nations	14 December 1955
• Joined the European Union	1 January 1995
Area
• Total	83,883 km2 (32,387 sq mi) (113th)
• Water (%)	0.84 (as of 2015)
Population
• October 2020 estimate	8,935,112 (97th)
• Density	106/km2 (274.5/sq mi) (106th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$461.432 billion
• Per capita	$51,936 (17th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$446,315 billion (27th)
• Per capita	$50,277 (15th)
Gini (2019)	27.5; low · 14th
HDI (2019)	0.922; very high · 18th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+43
ISO 3166 code	AT
Internet TLD	.at
	^ There is an official dictionary, the Österreichisches Wörterbuch, published on commission by the Austrian Ministry of Education.; ^ Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Romani, Slovak, and Slovene are officially recognised by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML).; ^ Austrian schilling before 1999; Virtual Euro since 1 January 1999; Euro since 1 January 2002.; ^ The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.;

47°20′N 13°20′E / 47.333°N 13.333°E / 47.333; 13.333

Austria (/ˈɒstriə/ (listen), /ˈɔːs-/;^[10] German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐʁaɪç] (listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich [ʁepuˈbliːk ˈʔøːstɐʁaɪç] (listen)), is a country in Central Europe. Around Austria there are the countries of Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.

The people in Austria speak German, a few also speak Hungarian, Slovenian and Croatian. The capital of Austria is Vienna (Wien).

↑ "Die verschiedenen Amtssprachen in Österreich". DemokratieWEBstatt.at. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
↑ "Regional Languages of Austria". Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
↑ "Kommission für Migrations und Integrationsforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften" [Commission for Migration and Integration Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences] (PDF). Statistik Austria. 2012. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
↑ "Central Intelligence Agency". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
↑ "Surface water and surface water change". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
↑ "Population by Year-/Quarter-beginning". 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 "Austria". International Monetary Fund. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income - EU-SILC survey". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
↑ Roach, Peter (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2

[1] "Die verschiedenen Amtssprachen in Österreich". DemokratieWEBstatt.at. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[2] "Regional Languages of Austria". Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[3] "Kommission für Migrations und Integrationsforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften" [Commission for Migration and Integration Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences] (PDF). Statistik Austria. 2012. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

[4] "Central Intelligence Agency". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[5] "Surface water and surface water change". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[statistik-population-6] "Population by Year-/Quarter-beginning". 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

[imf2-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 "Austria". International Monetary Fund. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[eurogini-8] "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income - EU-SILC survey". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[UNHDR-9] Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[10] Roach, Peter (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2

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Republic of Austria Republik Österreich (German)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich (German) (English: "National Anthem of the Republic of Austria")
Location of Austria (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) — [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Vienna 48°12′N 16°21′E / 48.200°N 16.350°E / 48.200; 16.350
Official languages	German (also in national language as Austrian German)
Recognised regional languages	Hungarian Slovene Burgenland Croatian^[1]^[2]
Ethnic groups (2012)	81.1% Austrians^[3] 6.3% Ex-Yugoslavs 2.7% Germans 2.2% Turks 8.7% Other
Religion (2018^[4])	69.0% Christianity —57.0% Catholicism —8.7% Orthodoxy —3.3% Other Christian 22.0% No religion 7.9% Islam 1.1% Other
Demonym(s)	Austrian
Government	Federal parliamentary republic

• President	Alexander Van der Bellen
• Chancellor	Karl Nehammer
• Vice Chancellor	Werner Kogler

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Federal Council
• Lower house	National Council
Establishment history

• Margraviate of Austria	976
• Duchy of Austria	1156
• Archduchy of Austria	1453
• Austrian Empire	1804
• Austro-Hungarian Empire	1867
• First Republic	1918
• Federal State	1934
• Anschluss	1938
• Second Republic	since 1945
• State Treaty in effect	27 July 1955
• Admitted to the United Nations	14 December 1955
• Joined the European Union	1 January 1995

Area
• Total	83,883 km² (32,387 sq mi) (113th)
• Water (%)	0.84 (as of 2015)^[5]
Population
• October 2020 estimate	8,935,112^[6] (97th)
• Density	106/km² (274.5/sq mi) (106th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$461.432 billion^[7]
• Per capita	$51,936^[7] (17th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$446,315 billion^[7] (27th)
• Per capita	$50,277^[7] (15th)
Gini (2019)	27.5^[8] low · 14th
HDI (2019)	0.922^[9] very high · 18th
Currency	Euro (€)^[c] (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+43
ISO 3166 code	AT
Internet TLD	.at^[d]
^ There is an official dictionary, the Österreichisches Wörterbuch, published on commission by the Austrian Ministry of Education. ^ Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Romani, Slovak, and Slovene are officially recognised by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML). ^ Austrian schilling before 1999; Virtual Euro since 1 January 1999; Euro since 1 January 2002. ^ The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.