Austria

Republik Österreich
Official flag	Official Coat of Arms
National information
National motto:
National anthem:	"Land der Berge, Land am Strome"
About the people
Official languages:	German
Population:; (# of people)	Total: 8.150.835 ab. (2000); (ranked #86°); Density: 97 per km²;
Geography / Places
	country map Here is the country on a map of the world.
Capital city:	Vienna
Largest city:	Vienna
Area	Total: 83.858 km2; (ranked #112°); Water: 1,3 km² (n/a%);
Politics / Government
Established:	July 27, 1955
Leaders:	President: Heinz Fischer
Economy / Money
Currency:; (Name of money)	Euro
International information
Time zone:	+1
Telephone dialing code:	+43
Internet domain:	.at

Austria (german: Österreich) is the country in Central Europe. Around Austria are are Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is officially called "Republic of Austria". Austria is the member-state of the EU from 1995. The capital of Austria is Vienna (Wien). There are nine federal states: Vorarlberg, the Tyrol, Salzburg, Carinthia, Styria, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Vienna and Burgenland. In German, Austria is called Österreich. Austria was the birth place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauß, many other famous people like Sigmund Freud and Ludwig van Beethoven lived in Austria.

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