Austria: Introduction

Capital: Vienna

Population

Total Population: 8,384,745

Natural Increase: 0.2%

Density: 102 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 67.6%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Vienna (2,000,000); Graz (320,000); Linz (280,000); Salzburg (220,000); Innsbruck (190,000).

Ethnic Origins: Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4%.

Official Language: German (official nationwide), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Slovene (official in Carinthia) and Hungarian (official in Burgenland).

Other Languages Spoken: Turkish, Serbian.

Business Language(s):

Though German is the national official language but English is also used as a business language, especially when dealing with foreign companies.

Religion: Almost 74% of the population is Roman Catholic followed by Protestant (4.7%), Muslim 4.2%, others 5.5%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Vienna

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Euro (EUR)

Country Overview

Area: 83,870 km²

Type of State: Federal Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, with high standard of living. OECD member.
A country of small and medium enterprises; alive to environmental protection.

HDI*: 0.851/1

HDI (World Rank): 25/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

23°

Low: 11° | High: 21°

Humidity: 39% | Wind: 23 km/h
Sunrise: 5:08 am | Sunset: 8:32 pm

Vienna, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Austria, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Austria, Dial +43

Internet Suffix: .at

Computers: 60.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 40.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 59.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	163,037	184,293	143,063	158,549	191,595
Exports of Goods (million USD)	163,621	181,289	136,988	151,791	179,187
Imports of Services (million USD)	38,854	42,569	36,707	36,998	44,474
Exports of Services (million USD)	53,657	62,957	54,045	53,939	59,804

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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