Outline of Austria

The Flag of Austria

The Coat of arms of Austria

File:LocationAustria.svg

The location of Austria

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Austria

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:

Austria – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.^[1] It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.^[2]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Austria

Pronunciation: ⁱ/ˈɒstriə/ or /ˈɔːstriə/
Common English country name: Austria
Official English country name: The Republic of Austria
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Austrian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Austria
ISO country codes: AT, AUT, 040
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AT
Internet country code top-level domain: .at

Geography of Austria

An enlargeable topographic map of Austria

Austria is a:
- Country
  - Developed country
  - Landlocked country
- Sovereign state
  - Member State of the European Union
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Central Europe
    - Western Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Austria
  - High: Großglockner 3,798 m (12,461 ft)
  - Low: Lake Neusiedl 115 m (377 ft)

Land boundaries: 2,562 km

Germany 784 km

Italy 430 km

Hungary 366 km

Czech Republic 362 km

Slovenia 330 km

Switzerland 164 km

Slovakia 91 km

Liechtenstein 35 km

Coastline: none

Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 93rd most populous country
Area of Austria: 83,872 km² (32,383 mi²) - 115th largest country
Atlas of Austria

Environment of Austria

An enlargeable satellite map of Austria

Natural geographic features of Austria

Neighbors of Austria

Map showing Austria and its neighbors

Austria is bordered by:

Regions of Austria

Administrative divisions of Austria

Main article: Administrative divisions of Austria

States of Austria
- Districts of Austria
  - Municipalities of Austria
- Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)

States of Austria

Coat of arms of the State of Burgenland

Districts of Austria

The districts of Austria, listed by state:

Districts of Burgenland

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Eisenstadt-Umgebung	EU	Eisenstadt	Burgenland
Güssing (district)	GS	Güssing	Burgenland
Jennersdorf (district)	JE	Jennersdorf	Burgenland
Mattersburg (district)	MA	Mattersburg	Burgenland
Neusiedl am See (district)	ND	Neusiedl am See	Burgenland
Oberpullendorf (district)	OP	Oberpullendorf	Burgenland
Oberwart (district)	OW	Oberwart	Burgenland

Districts of Carinthia

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Feldkirchen (district)	FE	Feldkirchen in Kärnten	Carinthia
Hermagor	HE	Hermagor-Pressegger See	Carinthia
Klagenfurt-Land	KL	Klagenfurt	Carinthia
Sankt Veit an der Glan (district)	SV	Sankt Veit an der Glan	Carinthia
Spittal an der Drau (district)	SP	Spittal an der Drau	Carinthia
Villach-Land	VL	Villach	Carinthia
Völkermarkt (district)	VK	Völkermarkt	Carinthia
Wolfsberg (district)	WO	Wolfsberg	Carinthia

Districts of Lower Austria

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Amstetten (district)	AM	Amstetten	Lower Austria
Baden (district)	BN	Baden	Lower Austria
Bruck an der Leitha (district)	BL	Bruck an der Leitha	Lower Austria
Gänserndorf (district)	GF	Gänserndorf	Lower Austria
Gmünd (district)	GD	Gmünd	Lower Austria
Hollabrunn (district)	HL	Hollabrunn	Lower Austria
Horn (district)	HO	Horn	Lower Austria
Korneuburg (district)	KO	Korneuburg	Lower Austria
Krems-Land	KR	Krems an der Donau	Lower Austria
Lilienfeld (district)	LF	Lilienfeld	Lower Austria
Melk (district)	ME	Melk	Lower Austria
Mistelbach (district)	MI	Mistelbach	Lower Austria
Mödling (district)	MD	Mödling	Lower Austria
Neunkirchen (district)	NK	Neunkirchen	Lower Austria
Sankt Pölten-Land	PL	Sankt Pölten	Lower Austria
Scheibbs (district)	SB	Scheibbs	Lower Austria
Tulln (district)	TU	Tulln	Lower Austria
Waidhofen an der Thaya (district)	WT	Waidhofen an der Thaya	Lower Austria
Waidhofen an der Ybbs	WY	Waidhofen an der Ybbs	Lower Austria
Wiener Neustadt-Land	WB	Wiener Neustadt	Lower Austria
Wien-Umgebung	WU; SW for the city of Schwechat	Klosterneuburg	Lower Austria
Zwettl (district)	ZT	Zwettl	Lower Austria

Districts of Upper Austria

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Braunau am Inn (district)	BR	Braunau am Inn	Upper Austria
Eferding (district)	EF	Eferding	Upper Austria
Freistadt (district)	FR	Freistadt	Upper Austria
Gmunden (district)	GM	Gmunden	Upper Austria
Grieskirchen (district)	GR	Grieskirchen	Upper Austria
Kirchdorf an der Krems (district)	KI	Kirchdorf an der Krems	Upper Austria
Linz-Land	LL	Linz	Upper Austria
Perg (district)	PE	Perg	Upper Austria
Ried im Innkreis (district)	RI	Ried im Innkreis	Upper Austria
Rohrbach (district)	RO	Rohrbach im Mühlkreis	Upper Austria
Schärding (district)	SD	Schärding	Upper Austria
Steyr-Land	SE	Steyr	Upper Austria
Urfahr-Umgebung	UU	Linz	Upper Austria
Vöcklabruck (district)	VB	Vöcklabruck	Upper Austria
Wels-Land	WL	Wels	Upper Austria

Districts of Salzburg

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Hallein (district)	HA	Hallein	Salzburg
Salzburg-Umgebung	SL	Salzburg	Salzburg
Tamsweg (district)	TA	Tamsweg	Salzburg
Sankt Johann im Pongau (district)	JO	Sankt Johann im Pongau	Salzburg
Zell am See (district)	ZE	Zell am See	Salzburg

Districts of Styria

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag	BM (MZ)^[3]	Bruck an der Mur	Styria
Deutschlandsberg (district)	DL	Deutschlandsberg	Styria
Graz-Umgebung	GU	Graz	Styria
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld	HF (FF, HB)^[4]	Hartberg	Styria
Leibnitz (district)	LB	Leibnitz	Styria
Leoben (district)	LN; LE for the city of Leoben	Leoben	Styria
Liezen (district)	LI, GB (BA)^[5]	Liezen	Styria
Murau (district)	MU	Murau	Styria
Murtal (district)	MT (JU, KF)^[6]	Judenburg	Styria
Südoststeiermark (district)	SO (FB, RA)^[7]	Feldbach	Styria
Voitsberg (district)	VO	Voitsberg	Styria
Weiz (district)	WZ	Weiz	Styria

Districts of Tyrol

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Imst (district)	IM	Imst	Tyrol
Innsbruck-Land	IL	Innsbruck	Tyrol
Kitzbühel (district)	KB	Kitzbühel	Tyrol
Kufstein (district)	KU	Kufstein	Tyrol
Landeck (district)	LA	Landeck	Tyrol
Lienz (district)	LZ	Lienz	Tyrol
Reutte (district)	RE	Reutte	Tyrol
Schwaz (district)	SZ	Schwaz	Tyrol

Districts of Vorarlberg

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
Bludenz (district)	BZ	Bludenz	Vorarlberg
Bregenz (district)	B	Bregenz	Vorarlberg
Dornbirn (district)	DO	Dornbirn	Vorarlberg
Feldkirch (district)	FK	Feldkirch	Vorarlberg

Districts of Vienna

Municipalities of Austria

Cities and towns of Austria
- Capital of Austria: Vienna

Demography of Austria

Main article: Demographics of Austria

Government and politics of Austria

Main article: Government of Austria and Politics of Austria

Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic republic
Capital of Austria: Vienna

Branches of the government of Austria

Executive branch of the government of Austria

Heinz Fischer, president of Austria

Legislative branch of the government of Austria

Parliament of Austria (bicameral)
- Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat)
- Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)

Judicial branch of the government of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of Austria

The Republic of Austria is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
Central European Initiative (CEI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 9 (G9)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Paris Club
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU) (observer)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Austria

Main article: Law of Austria

Military of Austria

Leopard 2A4 of the Austrian Bundesheer

Main article: Military of Austria

Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
  - Ministry of Defence of Austria
Forces
- Army of Austria
- Navy of Austria: None
- Air Force of Austria
- Special forces of Austria
Military history of Austria
Military ranks of Austria

Local government in Austria

History of Austria

Battle of Vienna 1683

Main article: History of Austria, Timeline of the history of Austria, and Current events of Austria

Military history of Austria

By state

Culture of Austria

Schloss Eggenberg

Main article: Culture of Austria

Art in Austria

Sports in Austria

Main article: Sports in Austria

Economy and infrastructure of Austria

Innsbruck Airport

Main article: Economy of Austria

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 26th (twenty-sixth)

Currency of Austria: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- ISO 4217: EUR

Education in Austria

Main article: Education in Austria

References

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↑ In the former separated districts registration plates showing the FF- resp. HB- were issued.
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↑ In the former districts of Judenburg and Knittelfeld registration plates showing the JU- resp. KF- were issued.
↑ In the former districts of Feldbach and Radkersburg registration plates showing the FB- resp. RA-were issued.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Austria

Austria travel guide from Wikivoyage
aeiou Encyclopedia homepage
Austria.info Official homepage of the Austrian National Tourist Office
History of Austria: Primary Documents
Federal Chancellery of Austria
Austrian Law Information on Austrian Law
Austria entry at The World Factbook
Library of Congress Portals on the World - Austria
US Department of State Facts and Information (updated February 2005)
World Intellectual Property Handbook: Austria
Austria News News from Austria in English language

Photos

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[3] In the former district of Mürzzuschlag registration plates showing the MZ- were issued.

[4] In the former separated districts registration plates showing the FF- resp. HB- were issued.

[5] Vehicle registration plates issued in the district of Liezen usually show the LI-code. However, in the former area around Bad Aussee and the area Gröbming which are nevertheless part of Liezen district registration plates showing the BA- was issued respectively GB-code is issued.

[6] In the former districts of Judenburg and Knittelfeld registration plates showing the JU- resp. KF- were issued.

[7] In the former districts of Feldbach and Radkersburg registration plates showing the FB- resp. RA-were issued.

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