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The location of Austria
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of AustriaSee also: Index of Austria-related articlesThe Republic of Austria is a landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.[1] It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.[2]
The origins of modern Austria date back to the ninth century, when the territory of Upper and Lower Austria became increasingly populated. The name "Ostarrichi" is first documented in an official document from 996. Since then this word has developed into the Österreich.[3]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Austria- Pronunciation: /ˈɒstriə/ (
listen) or /ˈɔːstriə/ - Common English country name: Austria
- Official English country name: The Republic of Austria
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Austrian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Austria
- ISO country codes: AT, AUT, 040
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AT
- Internet country code top-level domain: .at
Geography of Austria
An enlargeable topographic map of AustriaMain article: Geography of Austria- Austria is a:
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Austria
- High: Großglockner 3,798 m (12,461 ft)
- Low: Lake Neusiedl 115 m (377 ft)
Land boundaries: 2,562 km
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Germany 784 km
Italy 430 km
Hungary 366 km
Czech Republic 362 km
Slovenia 330 km
Switzerland 164 km
Slovakia 91 km
Liechtenstein 35 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 93rd most populous country
- Area of Austria: 83,872 km² (32,383 mi²) - 115th largest country
- Atlas of Austria
Environment of Austria
An enlargeable satellite map of AustriaMain article: Environment of Austria- Climate of Austria
- Environmental issues in Austria
- Ecoregions in Austria
- Renewable energy in Austria
- Geology of Austria
- Protected areas of Austria
- Biosphere reserves in Austria
- National parks of Austria
- Wildlife of Austria
- Flora of Austria
- Fauna of Austria
Natural geographic features of Austria
Main article: Landforms of Austria- Glaciers of Austria
- Lakes of Austria
- Mountains of Austria
- Volcanoes in Austria
- Rivers of Austria
- Waterfalls of Austria
- Valleys of Austria
- World Heritage Sites in Austria
Neighbors of Austria
Map showing Austria and its neighborsAustria is bordered by:
Regions of Austria
Administrative divisions of Austria
- Main article: Administrative divisions of Austria
- States of Austria
- Districts of Austria
- Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)
States of Austria
Main article: States of Austria
Coat of arms of the State of BurgenlandDistricts of Austria
Main article: Districts of AustriaThe districts of Austria, listed by state:
Districts of Burgenland
Main article: Districts of BurgenlandPolitical district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Eisenstadt-Umgebung EU Eisenstadt Burgenland Güssing (district) GS Güssing Burgenland Jennersdorf (district) JE Jennersdorf Burgenland Mattersburg (district) MA Mattersburg Burgenland Neusiedl am See (district) ND Neusiedl am See Burgenland Oberpullendorf (district) OP Oberpullendorf Burgenland Oberwart (district) OW Oberwart Burgenland Districts of Carinthia
Main article: Districts of CarinthiaPolitical district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Feldkirchen (district) FE Feldkirchen in Kärnten Carinthia Hermagor HE Hermagor-Pressegger See Carinthia Klagenfurt-Land KL Klagenfurt Carinthia Sankt Veit an der Glan (district) SV Sankt Veit an der Glan Carinthia Spittal an der Drau (district) SP Spittal an der Drau Carinthia Villach-Land VL Villach Carinthia Völkermarkt (district) VK Völkermarkt Carinthia Wolfsberg (district) WO Wolfsberg Carinthia Districts of Lower Austria
Main article: Districts of Lower AustriaDistricts of Upper Austria
Main article: Districts of Upper AustriaPolitical district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Braunau am Inn (district) BR Braunau am Inn Upper Austria Eferding (district) EF Eferding Upper Austria Freistadt (district) FR Freistadt Upper Austria Gmunden (district) GM Gmunden Upper Austria Grieskirchen (district) GR Grieskirchen Upper Austria Kirchdorf an der Krems (district) KI Kirchdorf an der Krems Upper Austria Linz-Land LL Linz Upper Austria Perg (district) PE Perg Upper Austria Ried im Innkreis (district) RI Ried im Innkreis Upper Austria Rohrbach (district) RO Rohrbach im Mühlkreis Upper Austria Schärding (district) SD Schärding Upper Austria Steyr-Land SE Steyr Upper Austria Urfahr-Umgebung UU Linz Upper Austria Vöcklabruck (district) VB Vöcklabruck Upper Austria Wels-Land WL Wels Upper Austria Districts of Salzburg
Main article: Districts of SalzburgPolitical district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Hallein (district) HA Hallein Salzburg Salzburg-Umgebung SL Salzburg Salzburg Tamsweg (district) TA Tamsweg Salzburg Sankt Johann im Pongau (district) JO Sankt Johann im Pongau Salzburg Zell am See (district) ZE Zell am See Salzburg Districts of Styria
Main article: Districts of StyriaPolitical district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Bruck an der Mur (district) BM Bruck an der Mur Styria Deutschlandsberg (district) DL Deutschlandsberg Styria Feldbach (district) FB Feldbach Styria Fürstenfeld (district) FF Fürstenfeld Styria Graz-Umgebung GU Graz Styria Hartberg (district) HB Hartberg Styria Judenburg (district) JU Judenburg Styria Knittelfeld (district) KF Knittelfeld Styria Leibnitz (district) LB Leibnitz Styria Leoben (district) LN Leoben Styria Liezen (district) LI (BA, GB)[4] Liezen Styria Murau (district) MU Murau Styria Mürzzuschlag (district) MZ Mürzzuschlag Styria Radkersburg (district) RA Bad Radkersburg Styria Voitsberg (district) VO Voitsberg Styria Weiz (district) WZ Weiz Styria Districts of Tyrol
Main article: Districts of TyrolPolitical district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Imst (district) IM Imst Tirol Innsbruck-Land IL Innsbruck Tirol Kitzbühel (district) KB Kitzbühel Tirol Kufstein (district) KU Kufstein Tirol Landeck (district) LA Landeck Tirol Lienz (district) LZ Lienz Tirol Reutte (district) RE Reutte Tirol Schwaz (district) SZ Schwaz Tyrol Districts of Vorarlberg
Main article: Districts of VorarlbergPolitical district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Bludenz (district) BZ Bludenz Vorarlberg Bregenz (district) B Bregenz Vorarlberg Dornbirn (district) DO Dornbirn Vorarlberg Feldkirch (district) FK Feldkirch Vorarlberg Districts of Vienna
Main article: Districts of Vienna- Vienna's districts are city subdivisions, rather than state districts (which are analogous to counties), and as such they do not have their own local governments as state districts do.
Municipalities of Austria
Main article: Municipalities of Austria- Cities and towns of Austria
- Capital of Austria: Vienna
Demography of Austria
- Main article: Demographics of Austria
Government and politics of Austria
- Main article: Government of Austria and Politics of Austria
- Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of Austria: Vienna
- Elections in Austria
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Austria
- Political scandals of Austria
- Taxation in Austria
Branches of the government of Austria
Main article: Government of AustriaExecutive branch of the government of Austria
Main article: Austrian Federal Government
Heinz Fischer, president of Austria- Head of state: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
- Head of government: Chancellor of Austria, Werner Faymann
- Cabinet of Austria
Legislative branch of the government of Austria
- Parliament of Austria (bicameral)
- Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat)
- Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)
Judicial branch of the government of Austria
Main article: Court system of Austria- Constitutional Court of Austria
- Administrative Court of Austria
- Criminal court system of Austria
- Civil court system of Austria
Foreign relations of Austria
Main article: Foreign relations of AustriaInternational organization membership
- Main article: International organization membership of Austria
The Republic of Austria is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Austria
- Main article: Law of Austria
- Capital punishment in Austria
- Constitution of Austria
- Crime in Austria
- Human rights in Austria
- Law enforcement in Austria
Military of Austria
Leopard 2A4 of the Austrian Bundesheer- Main article: Military of Austria
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
- Ministry of Defence of Austria
- Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
- Forces
- Army of Austria
- Navy of Austria: None
- Air Force of Austria
- Special forces of Austria
- Military history of Austria
- Military ranks of Austria
Local government in Austria
Main article: Local government in Austria- Government of Burgenland
- Government of Carinthia
- Government of Lower Austria
- Government of Upper Austria
- Government of Salzburg
- Government of Styria
- Government of Tyrol
- Government of Vorarlberg
- Government of Vienna
History of Austria
Battle of Vienna 1683- Main article: History of Austria, Timeline of the history of Austria, and Current events of Austria
- Economic history of Austria
- Military history of Austria
By state
- History of Burgenland
- History of Carinthia
- History of Lower Austria
- History of Upper Austria
- History of Salzburg
- History of Styria
- History of Tyrol
- History of Vorarlberg
- History of Vienna
Culture of Austria
Schloss Eggenberg- Main article: Culture of Austria
- Architecture of Austria
- Cuisine of Austria
- Ethnic minorities in Austria
- Festivals in Austria
- Humor in Austria
- Languages of Austria
- Media in Austria
- National symbols of Austria
- Coat of arms of Austria
- Flag of Austria
- National anthem of Austria
- Honours system of Austria
- People of Austria
- Prostitution in Austria
- Public holidays in Austria
- Records of Austria
- Religion in Austria
- Buddhism in Austria
- Christianity in Austria
- Hinduism in Austria
- Islam in Austria
- Judaism in Austria
- Sikhism in Austria
- World Heritage Sites in Austria
Art in Austria
- Art in Austria
- Cinema of Austria
- Literature of Austria
- Music of Austria
- Television in Austria
- Theatre in Austria
Sports in Austria
- Main article: Sports in Austria
Economy and infrastructure of Austria
Innsbruck Airport- Main article: Economy of Austria
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 26th (twenty-sixth)
- Agriculture in Austria
- Banking in Austria
- Communications in Austria
- Internet in Austria
- Companies of Austria
- Currency of Austria: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Economic history of Austria
- Energy in Austria
- Energy in Austria
- Energy policy of Austria
- Oil industry in Austria
- Wind power in Austria
- Health care in Austria
- Mining in Austria
- Austria Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Austria
- Transport in Austria
- Airports in Austria
- Rail transport in Austria
- Roads in Austria
- Water supply and sanitation in Austria
Education in Austria
- Main article: Education in Austria
See also
Main article: Austria- All pages beginning with "Austria"
- All pages beginning with "Austrian"
- All pages with titles containing "Austria"
- All pages with titles containing "Austrian"
- Index of Austria-related articles
- List of Austria-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ a b "Austria". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/au.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ CIA map 1
- ^ Brook-Shepherd 4
- ^ Vehicle registration plates issued in the district of Liezen usually show the LI-code. However, in the areas around Bad Aussee and Gröbming which are nevertheless part of Liezen district registration plates showing the BA- or GB-code respectively are issued.
External links
- Outline of Austria travel guide from Wikitravel
- aeiou Encyclopedia homepage
- Austria.info Official homepage of the Austrian National Tourist Office
- History of Austria: Primary Documents
- Federal Chancellery of Austria
- Austrian Law Information on Austrian Law
- Austria entry at The World Factbook
- Library of Congress Portals on the World - Austria
- US Department of State Facts and Information (updated February 2005)
- World Intellectual Property Handbook: Austria
- Austria News News from Austria in English language
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