Topic outline of Austria

:"For an alphabetical index of this subject, see the List of Austria-related articles."

Austria, officially known as the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.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. [CIA map 1]

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".Brook-Shepherd 4]

The following topic outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Austria:

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* Pronunciation:
* Adjective: Australian
* International rankings of Austria

Geography of Austria

: "Main article: Geography of Austria"

* Austria is: a landlocked country
* Location:
** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
** Eurasia
*** Europe
**** Central Europe
**** Western Europe
** Extreme points of Austria
* 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
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Environment of Austria

* Climate of Austria
* Ecology of 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
*** Birds of Austria
*** Mammals of Austria

Natural geographic features of Austria

:"Main article: Landforms of Austria"

* Fjords of Austria
* Glaciers of Austria
* Islands 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

Austria is bordered by:
* Germany
* Czech Republic
* Slovakia
* Hungary
* Slovenia
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Switzerland

Regions of Austria

: "Main article: Regions of Austria"

Ecoregions of Austria

: "Main article: Ecoregions in Austria"

Administrative divisions of Austria

: "Main article: Administrative divisions of Austria"

* States of Austria
** Districts of Austria
*** Municipalities of Austria
** Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)

States of Austria

* Burgenland
* Carinthia
* Lower Austria
* Upper Austria
* Salzburg
* Styria
* Tyrol
* Vorarlberg
* Vienna

Districts of Austria

The districts of Austria, listed by state:

Districts of Burgenland

Districts of Upper Austria

Districts of Tyrol

Districts of Vorarlberg

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

* Capital of Austria: Vienna
* Cities and towns of Austria

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

Executive branch of the government of Austria

* Head of state: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
* Head of government: Chancellor of Austria, Alfred Gusenbauer
** Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Wilhelm Molterer
* 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

* Constitutional Court of Austria
* Administrative Court of Austria
* Criminal court system of Austria
* Civil court system of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

* Diplomatic missions in Austria
* Diplomatic missions of Austria
* United States-Austria relations

International organization membership

: "Main article: International organization membership of Austria"

Austria is a member of:
* African Development Bank (AfDB)
* Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
* Australia Group
* Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
* Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC] (observer)
* Customs Cooperation Council (CCC)
* Council of Europe (CE)
* CEI
* CERN
* Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
* European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
* United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
* European Investment Bank (EIB)
* Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union (EMU)
* European Space Agency (ESA)
* European Union (EU)
* Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
* G-9
* Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
* International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
* International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
* International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
* International Criminal Court (ICC)
* International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
* International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
* International Development Association (IDA)
* International Energy Agency (IEA)
* International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
* International Finance Corporation (IFC)
* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IFRCS)
* International Labour Organization (ILO)
* International Monetary Fund (IMF)
* International Maritime Organization
* Intelsat
* Interpol
* IOC
* International Organization for Migration (IOM)
* International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
* International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
* United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
* NAM (guest)
* Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
* Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
* Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
* Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
* Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
* Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
* Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
* Partnership for Peace (PFP)
* United Nations (UN)
* United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
* United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone (UNDOF)
* UNESCO
* United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
* United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
* United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
* United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM)
* United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
* United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH)
* United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
* United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT)
* United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
* UNTAET
* United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
* Universal Postal Union (UPU)
* WCL
* Western European Union (WEU] (observer)
* World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
* World Health Organization (WHO)
* World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
* World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
* World Tourism Organization (WToO)
* World Trade Organization (WTrO)
* Zangger Committee

Law and order in Austria

: "Main article: Law of Austria"

* Capital punishment in Austria
* Constitution of Austria
* Crime in Austria
* Human rights in Austria
** LGBT rights in Austria
** Freedom of religion in Austria
* Law enforcement in Austria

Military of Austria

: "Main article: Military of Austria"

* Command
** Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
*** Ministry of Defence of Austria
* 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

* 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

: "Main article: History of Austria, Timeline of the history of Austria, and

* 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

: "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
* 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

The Arts in Austria

* Art in Austria
* Cinema of Austria
* Literature of Austria
* Music of Austria
** Music of Vienna
* Television in Austria
* Theatre in Austria

Sports in Austria

: "Main article: Sports in Austria"

* Football in Austria
** Austria national football team
*Austria at the Olympics

Economy of Austria

: "Main article: Economy of Austria"

* Economic rank (by nominal GDP): 26th (twenty-sixth)

* Agriculture in Austria
* Banking in Austria
** National Bank of Austria
* Communications in Austria
* Companies of Austria
* Currency of Austria: the Euro (see also )

* Economic history of Austria
* Energy policy of Austria
* Mining in Austria
* Oil industry in Austria
* Tourism in Austria
* Transport in Austria

* Austria Stock Exchange

Education in Austria

: "Main article: Education in Austria"

Infrastructure of Austria

* Communications in Austria
** Internet in Austria
* Energy in Austria
* Health care in Austria
* Transportation in Austria
** Airports in Austria
** Rail transport in Austria
** Roads in Austria
* Water supply and sanitation in Austria

See also

* List of basic geography topics
* List of Austria-related articles (alphabetical index)
* List of international rankings

References

External links

*wikitravel
* [http://www.aeiou.at/;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en "aeiou Encyclopedia" homepage]
* [http://www.austria.info/ Austria.info] Official homepage of the Austrian National Tourist Office
* [http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/History_of_Austria:_Primary_Documents History of Austria: Primary Documents]
* [http://www.bundeskanzleramt.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?alias=english&init&init Federal Chancellery of Austria]
* [http://www.rechtsfreund.at/law-austria.htm Austrian Law] Information on Austrian Law
*CIA_World_Factbook_link|au|Austria
* [http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/austria/au.html Library of Congress] Portals on the World - Austria
* [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3165.htm US Department of State] Facts and Information (updated February 2005)
* [http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ipworldwide/pdf/at.pdf World Intellectual Property Handbook: Austria]
* [http://www.austrianews.co.uk Austria News] News from Austria in English language

; Photos
* [http://www.europepictures.gm/europe/austria/photos Europe Pictures - Austria]
* [http://www.butkaj.com/visit/vienna Photos of Vienna city, the capital of Austria]