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Capital Austria : |
Vienna .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Austria :
| Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km .
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| Climate Austria :
| temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers .
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| Life expectancy Austria :
| 78.87 years .
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| Fertility rate Austria :
| 1.35 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Austria :
| federal republic .
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| Population Austria :
| 8,174,762 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Austria :
| 83,870 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Austria :
| 3.881 million (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Austria :
| 7,094,500 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Austria :
| 43.
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| Current account balance Austria :
| $-1.353 billion (2003) |
| HIV Austria :
| 0.3% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Austria :
| 3.9% (1999) |
| Literacy Austria :
| 98% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Austria :
| 2,50% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Austria :
| 22.5% (1995) |
| Inflation Austria :
| 1.4% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Austria :
| 4.4% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Austria :
| 3.73 million (2003) |
| Location Austria :
| Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia |
| Geographic Coordinates Austria :
| 47 20 N, 13 20 E |
| Religion Austria :
| Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 0.1%, none 17.4% |
| Administrative region Austria :
| 9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten, Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien |
| Terrain Austria :
| in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping |
| Elevation extremes lowest Austria :
| Neusiedler See 115 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Austria :
| Grossglockner 3,798 m |
| Natural resources Austria :
| oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Austria :
| 16,91% |
| Land use permanentcrops Austria :
| 0,86% |
| Irrigated land Austria :
| 457 sq km (2000 est.) |
| Natural hazards Austria :
| landslides; avalanches; earthquakes |
| Environment current issues Austria :
| some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe |
| Geography note Austria :
| landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere |
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