Austria

Where is Austria?

Map of Austria

FACTS

Area: 83.858 sq km Austria Inhabitans: appr. 8 million inhabitants, 98% speak GermanReligions: appr. 74 % of the Austrians are Roman Catholic, 5 % are Protestant, the rest belongs to other religious denominations

Ethnics: The six ethnic groups officially recognized (Croatians, Roma, Slovaks, Slovenians, Czechs and Hungarians) are concentrated in the east and south of the country

Provinces: 9 federal provinces: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and the capitol Vienna

Politics:Parliament: two chambers

Nationalrat (national council )Bundesrat (Upper House)

Member of EU since 1995

Economy12 richest country in the worldWell developed social market economyHigh standard of livingTourism most important part of

economy.

EducationPublic school systemPrivate schoolsUniversity system