Austria
Location - Europe
Federal States of Austria
General Information
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Capital
Official language
Area
Population
GDP per capita
HDI
• Currency
• Religion
Vienna
German
~ 83.900 km2
8.405.500
$ 48,350
25th place (0.851 – very
high)
Euro
66 % Catholics
Politics
• Government
Federal Parliamentary
Republic
• Head of the State
President
Heinz Fischer
• Head of Government Chancellor
Werner Faymann
• European Union
Membership since
1995
Traditional Food
• Frittaten- & Grießnockerlsuppe
• Schweinsbraten mit
Semmelknödel
• Eiernockerln
• Wiener Schnitzel
Traditonal Food
• Sachertorte
• Kaiserschmarrn
• Apfel- & Topfenstrudel
• Marillenknödel
Austrian Companies
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Swarovski
Meinl
Manner
Red Bull
Darbo
Austrian Culture
• Salzburg Festival
• Vienna Opera Ball
• New Year‘s Concert
• Spanish Riding School
• National costume ‚Dirndl‘
Sights
• Stephansdom (Vienna)
• Schönbrunn (Vienna)
Sights
• Hofburg (Vienna)
• Golden Roof
(Innsbruck)
Famous Shopping Streets
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Kärntner Straße
Mariahilfer Straße
Am Graben
Kohlmarkt
Getreidegasse
(Salzburg)
Cityscape
Danube Island – Vienna
Landscapes
Lake Hallstatt – Upper Austria
Landscapes
Woerthersee – Carinthia
Landscapes
The Alps in summer – Vorarlberg
Landscapes
The Alps in winter – Tyrol
We look forward to welcoming
you in Austria