Basic facts
Full Name: Republic of Austria
Capital City: Vienna
Area: 83,858 sq km
Population: 8,022,300
Administration: 9 independent federal states: Burgenland, Vienna, Lower Austria, Styria, Upper Austria, Carinthia, Salzburger Land, Tyrol, Vorarlberg Bundesrat and Nationalrat are responsible for federal legislation.
Neighbours: Czech Republic in the north, Slovakia and Hungary in the east, Slovenia and Italy in the south, Switzerland and Lichtenstein in the west and Germany in the northwest.
Time Zone: GMT+1 (Central European Time)
Languages:
- German: official language, spoken by 98% of the population
- Turkish: language of Turkish ethnic minority
- Slovenian: language of Slovenian ethnic minority; official in Carinthia
- Hungarian: language of Hungarian ethnic minority; official in Burgenland
- Slovakian: language of Slovak ethnic minority in the east of Austria
- Czech: language of Czech ethnic minority in the east of Austria
- Croatian: language of Croatian ethnic minority; official in Burgenland
- English: most people speak English
Religion: 74% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant, 1% other
Highest point: Grossglockner 3798m
Deepest point: Lake Neusiedler 115m
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