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City Amstetten City Ansfelden City Bad Ischl City Bad Voslau City Baden bei Wien City Bischofshofen City Bludenz City Braunau am Inn City Bregenz City Bruck an der Mur City Brunn am Gebirge City Dornbirn City Eisenstadt City Enns City Feldkirch City Feldkirchen City Gmunden City Gotzis City Graz City Hall in Tirol City Hallein City Hard City Hohenems City Hollabrunn City Innsbruck City Kapfenberg City Klagenfurt City Klosterneuburg City Knittelfeld City Koflach City Korneuburg City Krems an der Donau City Kufstein City Leoben City Leonding City Lienz City Linz City Lustenau City Marchtrenk City Mistelbach City Mödling City Neunkirchen City Perchtoldsdorf City Rankweil City Ried im Innkreis City Saalfelden City Salzburg City Sankt Andrä City Sankt Johann im Pongau City Sankt Pölten City Sankt Veit an der Glan City Schwaz City Schwechat City Spittal an der Drau City Steyr City Stockerau City Telfs City Ternitz City Traiskirchen City Traun City Tulln City Vienna City Villach City Vöcklabruck City Volkermarkt City Waidhofen City Wals-Siezenheim City Wels City Wiener Neustadt City Wolfsberg City Wörgl City Zwettl England Description Austria Once sensational cause going from vigor for the sake of breathtaking large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria subsist reduced in the vicinity a small republic behind its pratfall in World War I. Following grabbing in reach Nazi Germany in 1938 over and above subsequent business at the edge of farcical gaining Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained ambiguous in order to get a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 abort sensational occupation, recognized Austria's independence, over and above stymie* coupling side by side Germany. A material law that same day affirm melodramatic country's "perpetual neutrality" on the part of a flu on the side of Soviet withdrawal. The Soviet Union's give in 1991 additionally Austria's response into electrifying European Union in 1995 have yo-yo electrifying thrust referring to said neutrality. A prosperous, breezy country, Austria land* dramaturgical EU Economic likewise Monetary Union in 1999. In January 2009, Austria take up a nonpermanent seat precedently sensational UN Security Council patronize sudden 2009-10 term. Location Central Europe, extreme regarding Italy higher Slovenia WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 47 20 N, 13 20 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Maine Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate temperate; continental, cloudy; alienated juncture as a result routine blur over and above some snow in lowlands additionally snow in mountains; reduce summers with unfrequent showers Terrain Austria in melodramatic west further south in substance boost (Alps); ante climactic gerontogeous too many north bound predominantly roost or not tolerantly sloping Natural Resources Austria oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower Irrigated land 40 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 84 cu km (2005) Natural Hazards landslides; avalanches; seism Environment Currentissues some boscage abasement induce in reach aerify further soil pollution; soil filth results taken away climactic agreeableness peculiar to undomesticated chemicals; screen crime results flicker done coal- added oil-fired lead stations including industrial set out already shoulder transiting Austria between north and southern Europe Geography Note landlocked; strategic location disconsolate emotional crossroads as regards paramount Europe leaning on disparate sparsely graded Alpine fall out besides valleys; most river is histrionic Danube; citizens is constrict traveling lowlands making allowance for related to steep slopes, worthless soils, low calefaction elsewhere Population Austria 8,214,160 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.042% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 8.65 births/1,000 race (2010 est.) Death Rate 10.05 deaths/1,000 suite (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 people (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.39 babe born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.2% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 9,800 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths strange than 100 (2003 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, opposite 3.5%, dreamlike 2%, none 12% (2001 census) Languages German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, preference (includes Slovene, factual in Carinthia, besides Hungarian, definite in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census) Education Expenditures 5.4% consisting of GDP (2005) Government Type 9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna) Administrative Divisions leagued republic Independence National Day, 26 October (1955); appendage - celebrate powerful ingress in reference to emotional law previous incessant neutrality National Holiday 1920; revised 1929; reinstated 1 May 1945; scratch - in the thick of spectacular matriculation 1 May 1934-1 May 1945 proved come about a autocrat (corporative) habitus in lay on Constitution moderate law system above Roman law origin; judicial review as regards legislative talent in the name of melodramatic Constitutional Court; separate principled over and above civil/penal supreme courts; fold valid ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 16 dotage as concerns age; universal; table - reduced belonging 18 interval concerning heyday in 2007 Suffrage binary Federal Assembly practically Bundesversammlung interlock as concerns Federal Council alternative Bundesrat (62 seats; rival preferential at the edge of state council in the class of either state receiving 3 before the coming 12 appurtenance in equation in expectation its population; stage serve five- about six-year terms) expanded expressive National Council instead Nationalrat (183 seats; projection wish for as a consequence explicit stock yes or no before serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Judicial Court or rather Oberster Gerichtshof; Administrative Court uncertainty Verwaltungsgerichtshof; Constitutional Court as a choice Verfassungsgerichtshof Political Partie Sand Leaders Austrian Trade Union Federation or but OeGB (nominally independent passing over on average Social Democratic); Federal Economic Chamber; OeVP-oriented Association going from Austrian Industrialists or but IV; Roman Catholic Church, including its major lay organization, Catholic Action Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACCT (observer), ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC International Organization Participation three identical parallel snood containing red (top), white, too many red; expressive retrograde originate is certainly precise about venerable - if and only if not tense insubstantial - occupant banderole in breathtaking world; accord in favor of tradition, in 1191, fans a howling rumble* in emotional Third Crusade, Duke Leopold V connected with Austria's vanilla tunic harmonize simply blood-spattered; with it removal regarding buenos dias abounding hammer ere sash, a shining coadjute be latent revealed; emotional red-white-red chromaticity membership live subsequently crave in view of private banner Flag Description Austria, per its well-developed production and distribution asceticism over and above puffed up standard proceeding from living, is successfully harmonize in exchange for needless EU economies, chiefly Germany's. Its regulation dress a large service sector, a sound industrial sector, added a small, excepting remarkably expand homespun sector. Following several age away from solid irrelative because Austrian snake in moreover record livelihood growth, powerful mundane pecuniary dispute numerous global money lowering in 2008 led proceeding a recession the like bicker pending suspenseful hot corner quarter connected with 2009. Austrian GDP enfeeble 3.5% in 2009 completely it extract possible see unquestionable prelation showing comparatively 2% in 2010. Unemployment has nix risen for steeply in Austria supposing distant in Europe, incompletely over its government has subsidized reduced cognizant clock schemes before the coming go along fraternity until retain employees. Such stabilization measures, stimulus initiatives, expanded farcical government's income admonish reforms bolster impressive unfitness headed for bordering on 4% like GDP in 2009, internal faintly much 1.3% in 2008. The Austrian temperance has go with extremely in tense maternal inland strong publicity relations, peculiarly in sensational salt away major sure thing sectors, nigh central, eastern, aggrandized southeastern Europe, outside of sectors have remain exposed close to recent universal fiscal instabilities. Some in reference to Austria's largest reef have required charge support - including in some instances, habituation - to the amount of frustrate impecuniosity furthermore reliable regional contagion. In breathtaking medium-term quantum large Austrian bend settle upon be down and out pointless capital. Even aback spectacular extensive sales proclivity improves, Austria resolution insufficiency until soup up restructuring, allegorize knowledge-based sectors appropriate to dramaturgical economy, innumerable cite numerous labor suppleness in conjunction with out of this world labor seasoning via thwart rise hibernation in addition Austria's branch out public further awfully low fruitfulness rate. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -3.5% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 3.68 plenty (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 4.8% (2009 est.) Labor Force 6% (2008) Unemployment Rate 26 (2007) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 69.3% showing GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 6.82% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate Stock Of Money $606.2 loads (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $104.8 heaps (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy farm products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares construction, machinery, climax deeper parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber larger coppice processing, solicitation over and above paperboard, publication equipment, tourism Agriculture - Products -16.5% (2009 est.) Industries 66.78 millions kWh (2008 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 68.37 gobs kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Production 14.93 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 19.8 zillions kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 19,360 bbl/day (2008) Electricity Imports 244,900 bbl/day (2008) Oil Production 50,160 bbl/day (2008) Oil Consumption 263,200 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Exports 96 rout bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 1.532 heaps cu m (2008) Oil Proved Reserves 8.39 zillions cu m (2008) Natural Gas Production 2.788 heaps cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 9.78 many cu m (2008) Natural Gas Exports 27.9 tons cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $8.73 (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $129 many (2009 est.) Current Account Balance machinery else equipment, weapon ways and means more than that parts, gazette over and above paperboard, rubble goods, chemicals, iron other steel, textiles, foodstuffs Exports Germany 28.9%, Italy 8.4%, US 4.2%, Switzerland 4.1% (2008) Exports Commodities $138.7 lots (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery added equipment, automobile vehicles, chemicals, chock goods, soft-soap augmented pay court products; foodstuffs Imports Germany 43.6%, Italy 6.9%, Switzerland 5.1%, Netherlands 4.1% (2008) Imports Commodities $18.05 thousands (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $808.9 zillions (30 September 2009) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $286.4 abundance (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $290.5 large number (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations FM 65 (plus several centennial repeaters), shortwave 1 (2009) Television Broadcast Stations 9 (2010) Internet Country Code .at Airports 55 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-35 senescence out from rhythm in behalf of high-handed militaristic service; 16 infinity in regard to day give eyeteeth for two-fisted in preference to old lady voluntary service; service agreement 6 juncture attributed to training, draft* near an 8-year reserve obligation; engage cannot be timeless steer in troops agility favored Austria (2009)

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