Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to t…
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The landlocked country occupies an area of 83,879 km² and has a population of around 9 million.
Capital and largest city: Vienna
Official languages: German
National language: Austrian German (Austrian)
Official regional languages: Hungarian · Slovene · Burgenland Croatian
Ethnic groups (2023): 72.8% Austrians · 27.2% other
Religion (2021): 68.2% Christianity · 55.2% Catholicism · 4.9% Orthodoxy · 3.8% Protestantism · 4.3% other Christian · 22.4% no religion · 8.3% Islam · 1.1% other
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