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Austria Facts and Figures from Encarta Go to article
BASIC FACTS
Official name Republic of Austria
Capital Vienna
Area 83,858 sq km
32,378 sq mi

Austria: Flag and Anthem
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PEOPLE
Population 8,205,533 (2008 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 0.06 percent (2008 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 8,189,560 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 7,520,950 (2050 estimate)
Population density 100 persons per sq km (2008 estimate)
258 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 66 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural 34 percent (2005 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Vienna 1,651,437 (2006 estimate)
Graz 244,604 (2006 estimate)
Linz 188,362 (2006 estimate)
Salzburg 148,473 (2006 estimate)
Innsbruck 116,851 (2006 estimate)
Ethnic groups
German 99.4 percent
Croatian 0.3 percent
Slovene 0.2 percent
Other 0.1 percent
Languages
German (official), Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, English
Religious affiliations
Roman Catholic 76 percent
Protestant 5 percent
Nonreligious 7 percent
Muslims 2 percent
Other 10 percent
HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Life expectancy
Total 79.4 years (2008 estimate)
Female 82.4 years (2008 estimate)
Male 76.5 years (2008 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate)
Literacy rate
Total 99 percent (1995)
Female Not available
Male Not available
ECONOMY
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $322 billion (2006)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $38,884.80 (2006)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 1.7 percent (2006)
Industry 30.9 percent (2006)
Services 67.4 percent (2006)
Monetary unit*
1 euro (â‚¬), consisting of 100 cents
*The Austrian schilling (S) became linked to the EU single currency, the euro (â‚¬), on 1 January 1999 at a fixed rate of 13.7603 to 1 euro (â‚¬). Euro coins and bills replaced the Austrian schilling as the national currency on January 1, 2002.
Agriculture
Wheat, barley, maize, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, apples, rye, dairy products
Mining
Iron ore, crude petroleum, coal, natural gas
Manufacturing
Machinery, metals and metal products, chemical products, food products, wood and paper products
Major exports
Specialized and general industrial machinery, metal manufactures, electrical machinery, vehicles, paper and paper manufactures, iron and steel, textiles, engines, telecommunications and sound equipment
Major imports
Industrial and general machinery, vehicles and parts, clothing and accessories, metals, food products, metal manufactures, textiles, office machines, petroleum and petroleum products
Major trade partners for exports
Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom
Major trade partners for imports
Germany, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands
SOURCES
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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amphitryon

seems you got lots facts -

a word of advice, caps = shouting!
and usually, people here ask, and don't demand.

doing research can actually be fun. to really understand a country - Austria in this case, facts alone will not get you all the way there. if you ask nicely, someone might actually provide more information.

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