Overview of Austria (View all cities)

Europe AT The Republic Of Austria
Austria
  • Österreich
  • Region : Western Europe
  • Capital : Vienna
  • Area : 83,879.00 km²
  • Official Language : German
  • Population : 8,841,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 447.718
  • GPI Rank : 4
  • GII Rank : 21
Austria is a landlocked country at the edge of the Central European Eastern Alps. The land has a total area of 83,879 km². This area is approximately 105% of the area of Maine. There is no access to the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 8 neighbouring countries Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. The distance between New York City and the Capital Vienna is about 6,800 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.914 Austria counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

105.4

Life Expectancy of Males

79.4

Life Expectancy of Females

84.0

Birth Rate

9.7 ‰

Death Rate

9.5 ‰

Passport
Passport of Austria
VF : 126 , VOA : 44 MS : 170
Currency : Euro (EUR)

1 US Dollar = 0.92 Euro
1 Euro = 1.08 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP385.51 bn €

Exportations

226.71 bn €

Importations

211.83 bn €

Budget surplus

426 M €

Tourism receipts

21.52 bn €

Gross debt

284.76 bn €

Unemployment rate

4.7 %

Inflation rate

1.53 %

corruption index

77 (good)

Energy consumption

64.6 bn kWh

GDP : 447.718 | GDP(PPP) : 479.364
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Vienna / CapitalVienna

1,897,000

GrazStyria

289,000

LinzUpper Austria

206,000

SalzburgSalzburg

154,000

InnsbruckTirol

132,000

Klagenfurt am WörtherseeCarinthia

101,000

VillachCarinthia

62,000

WelsUpper Austria

62,000

Sankt PöltenLower Austria

55,000

DornbirnVorarlberg

50,000

SteyrUpper Austria

40,000

Wiener NeustadtLower Austria

38,000

FeldkirchVorarlberg

31,000

LeobenStyria

25,000

HalleinSalzburg

19,000

KufsteinTirol

16,000

EisenstadtBurgenland

13,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

32% Agricultural areas

27,183 km²

46% Forest

38,687 km²

2% Water areas

1,356 km²

20% Others

16,653 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

German

88.6 %

Turkish

2.3 %

Serbian

2.2 %

Croatian

1.6 %

other

5.3 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

137,039 km

Railways:

5,800 km

Waterways:

358 km

Commercial harbors:

3

› Airports:

52

Climate
The climate in AustriaA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Austria. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 2 and 23 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 27 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -4°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Austria and 7 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Austria