Republic of Austria

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Published on Friday, 06 April 2012 18:09

Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff

Republic of Austria Republik Österreich
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome  (German) Land of Mountains, Land by the River
Location of  Austria  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Capital (and largest city)		Vienna 48°12′N 16°21′E
Official language(s)		German
Recognised regional languages		Croatian, Hungarian andSlovene[1]
Ethnic groups (2001)		91.1% Austrians, 8.9% foreigners - 4% former Yugoslavs, 1.6% Turks, 2.4% others and unspecified[2]
Demonym		Austrian
Government		Federal Parliamentary republic
-	President	Heinz Fischer
-	Chancellor	Werner Faymann (SPÖ)
-	President of the National Council	Barbara Prammer (SPÖ)
Legislature		Parliament
-	Upper house	Federal Council
-	Lower house	National Council
Independence
-	Austrian State Treaty in force	27 July 1955 (Duchy: 1156, Austrian Empire: 1804, First Austrian Republic: 1918–1938, Second Republic since 1945)
Area
-	Total	83,855 km2 (115th) 32,377 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.7
Population
-	2011 estimate	8,414,638[3] (92nd)
-	2001 census	8,032,926
-	Density	99/km2 (99th) 257/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$351.873 billion[4]
-	Per capita	$41,805[4]
GDP (nominal)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$425.091 billion[4]
-	Per capita	$50,504[4]
Gini (2007)		26[5] (low)
HDI (2011)		0.885[6] (very high) (19th)
Currency		Euro (€) ² (EUR)
Time zone		CET (UTC+01)
-	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)
Drives on the		right
ISO 3166 code		AT
Internet TLD		.at ³
Calling code		43
1	Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian are officially recognised regional languages and Austrian Sign Language is a protected minority language throughout the country.
2	Euro since 1 Jan 1999 virtual, since 1 Jan 2002 real currency; before: Austrian Schilling.
3	The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with otherEuropean Union member states.

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