Austria: Introduction

Capital: Vienna

Population

Total Population: 8,384,745

Annual Growth Rate: 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°

-9°

Low: -13° | High: -8°

Humidity: 51% | Wind: -16 km/h
Sunrise: 7:18 am | Sunset: 4:58 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	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	137,212	163,037	184,293	143,063	158,549
Exports of Goods (million USD)	136,751	163,621	181,289	136,988	151,791
Imports of Services (million USD)	33,337	38,854	42,569	36,707	36,137
Exports of Services (million USD)	45,199	53,657	62,957	54,045	53,426

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

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