Austria

Geography

Austria is a landlocked country at the edge of the Central European Eastern Alps. The land has a total area of 83,879 km² (32,386 mi²). This land area is approximately 105% of the area of Maine. Austria is thus the 20th biggest country in Europe and in terms of area ranked 115th worldwide. More than half of all residents (59%) live within cities. More than every fifth resident lives in Vienna.

Austria is comparatively high at an average elevation of 910 meters above sea level. The highest mountain peak (Großglockner) is at 3,798 meters. There is no access to the open sea. There are direct national borders with the eight neighboring countries Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. The distance between New York City and the Capital Vienna is about 6,800 km (4,225 mi).

Climate in Austria

Austria's climate is significantly influenced by the Alps. The main ridge is the alpine climate divide between continental Europe in the north and the extended Mediterranean region in the south (East Tyrol, Styria and Carinthia). In the western high mountains of the Alps, some of which are over 3,000 meters high, the overall climate is alpine, but extremely varied depending on the orientation and shading of the valleys. The lower-lying areas in the east, especially around the Vienna Basin, are much warmer, as expected. With temperatures sometimes exceeding 25°C (Vienna), it is warmest here in July. In winter, temperatures drop only a few degrees below zero, even at night.

• Detailed climate data for Austria and 9 individual federal states

Languages

Mother tongue	Distribution
German	88.6 %
Turkish	2.3 %
Serbian	2.2 %
Croatian	1.6 %
other	5.3 %

Religions

Religion	Distribution
Orthodoxes	2.2%
Roman Catholics	73.6%
other Catholics	0.2%
Protestants	4.9%
Alevites	0.7%
other Muslims	3.5%
nondenominational	12.0%
other	2.9%

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Economy

GDP:	471.40 bn $
Exportations:	292.01 bn $
Importations:	284.15 bn $
Budget deficit:	15,053 M $
› Tourism receipts:	11.41 bn $
› Debt rate:	77.79 %
› Unemployment rate:	4.71 %
› Inflation rate:	8.55 %
› Corruption index:	71 (good)
› Energy consumption:	69.9 bn kWh

With a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.916, Austria counts as one of the high developed economies by UN definition. The IMF also shares this classification.

With an average annual income of 56,140 USD Austria is one of the high-income countries. Even considering purchasing power parity, it is still among the 20 richest countries in the world.

Land use

33% Agricultural areas:	27,630 km²
47% Forest:	39,633 km²
2% Water areas:	1,356 km²
20% Others:	16,616 km²

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Transport

Roadways:	126,400 km
Railways:	6,123 km
Waterways:	351 km
Reg. vehicles:	5,633,525
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