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Austria

AT / AUT   48.0°, 14.0°

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of about 9.2 million.

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People are called
Austrian
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+43
Capital
Vienna
Population
8,979,894
Area
83,878 km2
Climate
Temperate
Government
Federal parliamentary republic
Currency
Euro
Languages
German 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%
Sells
cars, packaged medicine, vaccines, vehicle parts/accessories
Sells to
Germany 25%, USA 9%, Italy 7%
Land borders
8: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+43
Founded
1918
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Austrian

These are English demonyms for people from Austria. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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BEYOND THE MAP

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Germanofficial
88.6%
2.3%
2.2%
Croatianofficial
1.6%

Largest cities

Vienna  capital 1,691,468
Graz 303,270
Linz 204,846
Salzburg 157,000
Innsbruck 132,000

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Climate and geography

temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers

Climate zone

Highest point

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa Habsburg ruler, 1740-1780 Maria Theresa was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera and choral music—and is regarded as one...
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud Founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies arising from conflicts in the psyche through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind...

Checked facts

Most of this page is imported in bulk and carries no source of its own. These entries were checked by hand against the source named, and are reapplied after every dataset rebuild so a refetch cannot quietly put the old value back.

  • Member of european union — Full member states only, as the organisation itself lists them.
    The imported member_of list is out of date for this organisation and is not asked about.
    Source · true as of 2026-09-11 · checked 2026-09-11

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, currencies, famous, past leaders.