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Austria - Travel guideAustria - OverviewOnce the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, some Austrians have called into question this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. |
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| Country full name : | conventional long form: Republic of Austria conventional short form: Austria local long form: Republik Oesterreich local short form: Oesterreich |
| Capital : | Vienna |
| Religions : | Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census) |
| Languages : | German (official), Turkish, Slovenian, Croatian |
| Location : | Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia |
| Geographic coordinates : | 47 20 N, 13 20 E |
| Area : | total: 83,870 sq km land: 82,444 sq km water: 1,426 sq km |
| Climate : | temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers |
| Population : | 8,192,880 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: Austrian(s) adjective: Austrian |
| Ethnic groups : | Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census) |
| Government type : | federal republic |
| Administrative divisions: | 9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna) |
| Legal system : | civil law system with Roman law origin; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court; separate administrative and civil/penal supreme courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .at |
| Calling code : | +43 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC +1 |
| Electricity : | 230V 50Hz |
| National holiday : | National Day, 26 October (1955) |
| Interesting link : | Austria travel guide - Lonely Planet Austria travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of Austria |
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