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Austria |
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| Official Name: |
Republic of
Austria (Republik Oesterreich) |
| Location: |
Central Europe,
north of Italy and Slovenia |
| Border Countries: |
Czech Republic,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland |
| Climate: |
Continental;
cloudy and cold winters with frequent precipitation, cool summers |
| Terrain: |
Mountains
(Alps) in west and south; flat to gently rolling in north and east |
| Capital: |
Vienna |
| Other Major Cities: |
Graz, Linz,
Salzburg, Innsbruck |
| Land Area: |
83,856 sq.
km/32,377 sq. mi |
| Population: |
8,132,505 |
| Local Time: |
1 hour ahead of
GMT |
| Language(s): |
German |
| Currency: |
Euro (€) |
| Industries: |
Food, iron and
steel, machines, textiles, chemicals, electrical, pulp and paper, tourism, mining, motor
vehicles |
| Export Commodities: |
Machinery and
equipment, iron and steel, lumber, textiles, paper products, chemicals |
| Visitor Information: |
www.info.wien.at (official site-Vienna) |
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Vienna |
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| Region: |
Vienna (Wien) |
| Land Area: |
414 sq. km/160
sq. mi |
| Population: |
1,560,500 |
| Airport: |
Schwechat
Airport 20 km/12 mi from city center |
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