Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria’s status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria’s independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country’s “perpetual neutrality” as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991 and Austria’s entry into the EU in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
Tourism Information...
www.austria.info/us
The Best of Austria...
Austrias Most Popular Sights...
Here is a list of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.
Danube Wachau Valley
Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave – Tenneck
Halstatt
Grossglockner Alpine Road – Ferleiten
Hochosterwitz Castle – Launsdorf
Hohenwerfen Castle – Werfen
Innsbruck
Krems
Melk Abbey
Salzburg
Alstadt
Hohensalzburg Fortress
Mirabell Palace & Gardens
St. Anton am Alberg
Schafberg
Seefeld
Vienna
Albertina Museum
Schloß Belvedere
Hofburg Imperial Palace
Museum Quartier
Rathausplatz
Schloß Schönbrunn
Spanish Riding School
State Opera
St. Stephan’s Cathedral
Zell am See
States of Austria…
Burgenland
Carinthia
Lower Austria
Salzburg
Styria
Tyrol
Upper Austria
Vienna
Vorarlberg
Country Information...
Capital
Vienna
Largest City
Vienna
Government
Federal Parliamentary Republic
Currency
Euro (€)
Area
total: 83,871km2 ranked 107th water: 1,426 km2 land: 82,445 km2
Population
8,711,770 (July 2016 est.) ranked 95th
Language
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in South Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
Ethnic Groups
Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, Germans 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)
Religion
Catholic 73.8% (includes Roman Catholic 73.6%, other Catholic 0.2%), Protestant 4.9%, Muslim 4.2%, Orthodox 2.2%, other 0.8% (includes other Christian), none 12%, unspecified 2% (2001 est.)
Electricity
230V, 50Hz (European plug)
Country code
+43
Internet TLD
.at
Time Zone
CET (UTC+1)
Drives on the
Right
Anthem
“Land der Berge, Land am Strome” (German) Land of Mountains, Land by the River
States of Austria…
