Republic of Austria Republik Österreich (German) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Vienna 48°12′N 16°21′E / 48.200°N 16.350°E |
| Official language and national language | German[a][b] |
| Recognised languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2012) | |
| Demonym(s) | Austrian |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
| Alexander Van der Bellen | |
| Sebastian Kurz | |
| Werner Kogler | |
| Wolfgang Sobotka | |
| Vacant | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Federal Council | |
| National Council | |
| Establishment history | |
| 976 | |
| 1156 | |
| 1453 | |
| 1804 | |
| 1867 | |
| 1918 | |
| 1934 | |
| 1938 | |
| since 1945 | |
• State Treaty in effect | 27 July 1955 |
| 14 December 1955 | |
• Joined the European Union | 1 January 1995 |
| Area | |
• Total | 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) (113th) |
• Water (%) | 1.7 |
| Population | |
• January 2020 estimate |  8,902,600[4] (96th) |
• Density | 106/km2 (274.5/sq mi) (106th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $461.432 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $51,936[5] (17th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $477.672 billion[5] (29th) |
• Per capita | $53,764[5] (14th) |
| Gini (2018) |  26.8[6]low · 14th |
| HDI (2018) | 0.914[7] very high · 20th |
| Currency | Euro (€)[c] (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +43 |
| ISO 3166 code | AT |
| Internet TLD | .at[d] |
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Austria
Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked East Alpine country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is composed of nine federated states (Bundesländer), one of which is Vienna, Austria's capital and its largest city. It is bordered by Germany to the northwest, Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Austria occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of nearly 9 million people. While German is the country's official language, many Austrians communicate informally in a variety of Bavarian dialects.