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Business in Austria: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Austria...
General administrative structure
Flag of the Republic of Austria
Conventional short form:
Austria
Conventional long form:
Republic of Austria
Total area (km²): 1)
83.870 km²
Population: 1)
8.205.533 (July 2008 est.)
Capital:
Vienna
Government type: 1)
federal republic
Chief of state: 1)
President Heinz Fischer (since 8 July 2004)
Head of government: 1)
Chancellor Werner Faymann (since 2 December 2008)
Administrative districts:
9 states:
Burgenland Kärnten (Carinthia) Niederösterreich Oberösterreich Salzburg Steiermark (Styria) Tirol Vorarlberg Wien (Vienna)
Official language:
German
Currency (code):
Euro (EUR)
Country code:
0043
Country symbol:
A
Internet country code:
.at
National holiday:
26 October (1955)
Age structure (2008 est.):1)
0-14 years:
14.8% (m: 621.326; f: 592.131)
15-64 years:
67.5% (m: 2.783.531; f: 2.753.389)
65 years and over:
17.7% (m: 599.415; f: 855.741)
Median age (2008 est.): 1)
total:
41.7 years
male:
40.7 years
female:
42.8 years
Ethnic groups (2001): 1)
German and Austrians:
92%
ethnic minorities:
8% (incl. Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs Bosniaks, Turks and other)
Religions: 1)
Roman Catholic :
73.6%,
Protestant:
4.7%,
Muslim:
4.2%,
other:
5.5%,
none:
12%
Languages: 1)
German (official nationwide) Slovenian (in Carinthia) Croatian (in Burgenland) Hungarian (in Burgenland)
Mobil phones: 1) 9.768.000 (2007)
Internet hosts: 1) 2.427.000 (2007)
Internet users: 1) 4.277.000 (2007)
Geographic location:
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Land boundaries: 1)
2.562 km
Border countries:
Germany: 784 km Italy: 430 km Liechtenstein: 35 km Slovakiai: 91 km Slovenia: 330 km Switzerland: 164 km Czech Republic: 362 km Hungary: 366 km
Coastline: 1)
0 km
Natural resources: 1)
oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
Climate: 1)
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Sources of information: 1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 2 October, 2008
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