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Austria

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Background :

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 European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. In January 2009, Austria assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2009-10 term. 

Location :

Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

47 20 N, 13 20 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 9.54
North 49.02
East 17.16
South 46.38

Area :

total 83 871 square km
land 82 445 square km
water 1 426 square km

Coastline :

0.00 km

Climate :

temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers 

Terrain :

in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 115 metres
highest point 3 798 metres

Natural resources :

antimony coal
copper graphite
hydropower iron ore
lignite magnesite
oil salt
timber tungsten
zinc

Land use :

arable land 16.59 %
permanent crops 0.85 %
other 82.56 %

Irrigated land :

40 square km

Natural hazards :

avalanches earthquakes
lides

current issues :

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 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85
Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
Antarctic Treaty Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
Ship Pollution Tropical Timber 83
Tropical Timber 94 Wetlands
Whaling

Population :

8 210 281 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.05 %
Birth rate 8.65 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.39 children born/woman
Death rate 9.98 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 14.50 %
15-64 years 67.50 %
65 years and over 18.00 %

Median age :

total 42.20 years
male 41.10 years
female 43.20 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.71 male(s)/female
total population 0.95 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 4.42 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 79.50 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 76.60 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 82.56 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.20 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 9 800
HIV-AIDS deaths 100

Religions :

Roman Catholic 73.60 %
Protestant 4.70 %
Muslim 4.20 %
other 3.50 %
unspecified 2.00 %
none 12.00 %

Languages :

German 88.60 %
Turkish 2.30 %
Serbian 2.20 %
Croatian 1.60 %

Literacy :

total population 98.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Austria
conventional short form Austria
local long form Republik Oesterreich
local short form Oesterreich

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 AT
ISO Numeric 40
ISO3 AUT
FIPS AU
ccTLD at
English Austria

Administrative divisions :

9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna) 

Capital :

name Vienna
geographic coordinates 48 12 N, 16 22 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

ACCT (observer) ADB (nonregional member)
AfDB (nonregional member) Australia Group
BIS BSEC (observer)
CE CEI
CERN EAPC
EBRD EIB
EMU ESA
EU FAO
FATF G-9
IADB IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICC ICCt
ICRM IDA
IEA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
MINURCAT MINURSO
NEA NSG
OAS (observer) OECD
OIF (observer) OPCW
OSCE PCA
PFP Paris Club
SECI (observer) Schengen Convention
UN UN Security Council (temporary)
UNCTAD UNDOF
UNESCO UNFICYP
UNHCR UNIDO
UNTSO UNWTO
UPU WCO
WEU (observer) WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO
ZC

National holiday :

National Day

1955-10-26

Executive branch :

Chancellor Werner FAYMANN President Heinz FISCHER

Legislative branch :

SPOe 29.30 %
OeVP 26.00 %
FPOe 17.50 %
BZOe 10.70 %
Greens 10.40 %
other 6.10 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 323 100 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 374 400 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -3.50 %
PPP - per capita 39 400 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 1.70 %
industry 32.30 %
services 65.80 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 5.50 %
industry 27.50 %
services 67.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 3 680 000 people
Unemployment rate 4.70 %
Population below poverty line 6.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 26.00
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 0.40 %
Investment (gross fixed) 21.20 % of GDP
Current account balance 7 000 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 17 100 000 000 $
Debt external 808 900 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 171 500 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 167 500 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 76 190 000 000 $
Military expenditures 0.90 % of GDP
Public debt 66.50 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 4.00 %
highest 10% 22.00 %

Budget :

revenues 181 200 000 000 $
expenditures 194 400 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

cattle dairy
fruits grain
pigs potatoes
poultry sugar beets
timber wine

Industries :

chemicals communications equipment
construction food
lumber and wood processing machinery
metals paper
paperboard parts
tourism vehicles

Energy :

Electricity Production 66 780 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 68 370 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 14 930 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 19 800 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 19 360 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 244 900 bbl/day
Oil Exports 50 160 bbl/day
Oil Imports 263 200 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 96 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 1 532 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 8 390 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 2 788 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 9 780 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 27 900 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

129 000 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
iron and steel machinery and equipment
metal products motor vehicles and parts
paper and paperboard textiles

Value :

136 000 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
machinery and equipment metal products
motor vehicles oil and oil products

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 3 285 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 10 816 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 65
Television broadcast stations 9
Internet Country code (ccTLD) at
Internet Hosts 2 992 000
Internet Users 5 937 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 25
Heliports 1
Pipelines - gas 2 721 km
Pipelines - oil 663 km
Pipelines - refined products 157 km
Roadways - total 107 262 km
Roadways - expressways 1 677 km
Roadways - paved 107 262 km
Railways 6 399 km
Waterways 358 km

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