Outline of Austria

Short description: Landlocked country in Central Europe

The Flag of Austria

The Coat of arms of Austria

The location of Austria Flag-map of Austria An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Austria

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:

Austria - landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.[1] It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.[2]

## Contents

* 1 General reference
* 2 Geography of Austria
* 2.1 Environment of Austria
* 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Austria
* 2.1.2 Neighbors of Austria
* 2.2 Regions of Austria
* 2.2.1 Administrative divisions of Austria
* 2.2.1.1 States of Austria
* 2.2.1.2 Districts of Austria
* 2.2.1.2.1 Districts of Burgenland
* 2.2.1.2.2 Districts of Carinthia
* 2.2.1.2.3 Districts of Lower Austria
* 2.2.1.2.4 Districts of Upper Austria
* 2.2.1.2.5 Districts of Salzburg
* 2.2.1.2.6 Districts of Styria
* 2.2.1.2.7 Districts of Tyrol
* 2.2.1.2.8 Districts of Vorarlberg
* 2.2.1.2.9 Districts of Vienna
* 2.2.1.3 Municipalities of Austria
* 2.3 Demography of Austria
* 3 Government and politics of Austria
* 3.1 Branches of the government of Austria
* 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Austria
* 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Austria
* 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Austria
* 3.2 Foreign relations of Austria
* 3.2.1 International organization membership
* 3.3 Law and order in Austria
* 3.4 Military of Austria
* 3.5 Local government in Austria
* 4 History of Austria
* 4.1 By state
* 5 Culture of Austria
* 5.1 Art in Austria
* 5.2 Sports in Austria
* 6 Economy and infrastructure of Austria
* 7 Education in Austria
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## General reference

An enlargeable topographic map of Austria

* Pronunciation: /ˈɒstriə/ (listen) or /ˈɔːstriə/
* Common English country name: Austria
* Official English country name: The Republic of Austria
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Austrian
* Demonym(s):
* Etymology: Name of Austria
* ISO country codes: AT, AUT, 040
* ISO region codes: See AT
* Internet country code top-level domain: .at

## Geography of Austria

An enlargeable satellite map of Austria Grossglockner is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria Lake Neusiedl, at 115 m (377 ft), the lowest point in Austria

Geography of Austria

* Austria is a:
* Country
* Developed country
* Landlocked country
* Sovereign state
* Member State of the European Union
* Location:
* Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
* Eurasia
* Europe
* Central Europe
* Western Europe
* Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
* Extreme points of Austria
* High: Großglockner 3,798 m (12,461 ft)
* Low: Lake Neusiedl 115 m (377 ft)

Land boundaries: 2,562 km

Germany 784 km
Italy 430 km
Hungary 366 km
Czech Republic 362 km
Slovenia 330 km
Switzerland 164 km
Slovakia 91 km
Liechtenstein 35 km

* Coastline: none

* Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 93rd most populous country
* Area of Austria: 83,872 km2 (32,383 mi2) - 115th largest country
* Atlas of Austria

### Environment of Austria

The Great Walser Valley The Untere Wildgrubenspitze, the highest peak of the Lechquellen Mountains in Austria Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destinationWörthersee, Carinthia's largest lake

Environment of Austria

* Climate of Austria
* Environmental issues in Austria
* Renewable energy in Austria
* Geology of Austria
* Protected areas of Austria
* Biosphere reserves in Austria
* National parks of Austria
* Wildlife of Austria
* Fauna of Austria
* Birds of Austria
* Mammals of Austria

#### Natural geographic features of Austria

* Glaciers of Austria
* Lakes of Austria
* Mountains of Austria
* Volcanoes in Austria
* Rivers of Austria
* Waterfalls of Austria
* Valleys of Austria
* List of World Heritage Sites in Austria

#### Neighbors of Austria

Map showing Austria and its neighbors

Austria is bordered by:

* Germany
* Czech Republic
* Slovakia
* Hungary
* Slovenia
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Switzerland

### Regions of Austria

#### Administrative divisions of Austria

Administrative divisions of Austria

* States of Austria
* Districts of Austria
* Municipalities of Austria
* Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)

##### States of Austria

States of Austria

Coat of arms of the State of Tyrol

* Burgenland
* Carinthia
* Lower Austria
* Upper Austria
* Salzburg
* Styria
* Tyrol
* Vorarlberg
* Vienna

##### Districts of Austria

Districts of Austria

The districts of Austria, listed by state:

###### Districts of Burgenland

Districts of Burgenland

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Eisenstadt-Umgebung | EU | Eisenstadt | Burgenland
Güssing (district) | GS | Güssing | Burgenland
Jennersdorf (district) | JE | Jennersdorf | Burgenland
Mattersburg (district) | MA | Mattersburg | Burgenland
Neusiedl am See (district) | ND | Neusiedl am See | Burgenland
Oberpullendorf (district) | OP | Oberpullendorf | Burgenland
Oberwart (district) | OW | Oberwart | Burgenland

###### Districts of Carinthia

Districts of Carinthia

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Feldkirchen (district) | FE | Feldkirchen in Kärnten | Carinthia
Hermagor | HE | Hermagor-Pressegger See | Carinthia
Klagenfurt-Land | KL | Klagenfurt | Carinthia
Sankt Veit an der Glan (district) | SV | Sankt Veit an der Glan | Carinthia
Spittal an der Drau (district) | SP | Spittal an der Drau | Carinthia
Villach-Land | VL | Villach | Carinthia
Völkermarkt (district) | VK | Völkermarkt | Carinthia
Wolfsberg (district) | WO | Wolfsberg | Carinthia

###### Districts of Lower Austria

Districts of Lower Austria

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Amstetten (district) | AM | Amstetten | Lower Austria
Baden (district) | BN | Baden | Lower Austria
Bruck an der Leitha (district) | BL | Bruck an der Leitha | Lower Austria
Gänserndorf (district) | GF | Gänserndorf | Lower Austria
Gmünd (district) | GD | Gmünd | Lower Austria
Hollabrunn (district) | HL | Hollabrunn | Lower Austria
Horn (district) | HO | Horn | Lower Austria
Korneuburg (district) | KO | Korneuburg | Lower Austria
Krems-Land | KR | Krems an der Donau | Lower Austria
Lilienfeld (district) | LF | Lilienfeld | Lower Austria
Melk (district) | ME | Melk | Lower Austria
Mistelbach (district) | MI | Mistelbach | Lower Austria
Mödling (district) | MD | Mödling | Lower Austria
Neunkirchen (district) | NK | Neunkirchen | Lower Austria
Sankt Pölten-Land | PL | Sankt Pölten | Lower Austria
Scheibbs (district) | SB | Scheibbs | Lower Austria
Tulln (district) | TU | Tulln | Lower Austria
Waidhofen an der Thaya (district) | WT | Waidhofen an der Thaya | Lower Austria
Waidhofen an der Ybbs | WY | Waidhofen an der Ybbs | Lower Austria
Wiener Neustadt-Land | WB | Wiener Neustadt | Lower Austria
Wien-Umgebung | WU; SW for the city of Schwechat | Klosterneuburg | Lower Austria
Zwettl (district) | ZT | Zwettl | Lower Austria

###### Districts of Upper Austria

Districts of Upper Austria

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Braunau am Inn (district) | BR | Braunau am Inn | Upper Austria
Eferding (district) | EF | Eferding | Upper Austria
Freistadt (district) | FR | Freistadt | Upper Austria
Gmunden (district) | GM | Gmunden | Upper Austria
Grieskirchen (district) | GR | Grieskirchen | Upper Austria
Kirchdorf an der Krems (district) | KI | Kirchdorf an der Krems | Upper Austria
Linz-Land | LL | Linz | Upper Austria
Perg (district) | PE | Perg | Upper Austria
Ried im Innkreis (district) | RI | Ried im Innkreis | Upper Austria
Rohrbach (district) | RO | Rohrbach im Mühlkreis | Upper Austria
Schärding (district) | SD | Schärding | Upper Austria
Steyr-Land | SE | Steyr | Upper Austria
Urfahr-Umgebung | UU | Linz | Upper Austria
Vöcklabruck (district) | VB | Vöcklabruck | Upper Austria
Wels-Land | WL | Wels | Upper Austria

###### Districts of Salzburg

Districts of Salzburg

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Hallein (district) | HA | Hallein | Salzburg
Salzburg-Umgebung | SL | Salzburg | Salzburg
Tamsweg (district) | TA | Tamsweg | Salzburg
Sankt Johann im Pongau (district) | JO | Sankt Johann im Pongau | Salzburg
Zell am See (district) | ZE | Zell am See | Salzburg

###### Districts of Styria

Districts of Styria

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Bruck-Mürzzuschlag | BM (MZ)[3] | Bruck an der Mur | Styria
Deutschlandsberg (district) | DL | Deutschlandsberg | Styria
Graz-Umgebung | GU | Graz | Styria
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld | HF (FF, HB)[4] | Hartberg | Styria
Leibnitz (district) | LB | Leibnitz | Styria
Leoben (district) | LN; LE for the city of Leoben | Leoben | Styria
Liezen (district) | LI, GB (BA)[5] | Liezen | Styria
Murau (district) | MU | Murau | Styria
Murtal (district) | MT (JU, KF)[6] | Judenburg | Styria
Südoststeiermark (district) | SO (FB, RA)[7] | Feldbach | Styria
Voitsberg (district) | VO | Voitsberg | Styria
Weiz (district) | WZ | Weiz | Styria

###### Districts of Tyrol

Districts of Tyrol

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Imst (district) | IM | Imst | Tyrol
Innsbruck-Land | IL | Innsbruck | Tyrol
Kitzbühel (district) | KB | Kitzbühel | Tyrol
Kufstein (district) | KU | Kufstein | Tyrol
Landeck (district) | LA | Landeck | Tyrol
Lienz (district) | LZ | Lienz | Tyrol
Reutte (district) | RE | Reutte | Tyrol
Schwaz (district) | SZ | Schwaz | Tyrol

###### Districts of Vorarlberg

Districts of Vorarlberg

Political district | Vehicle registration code | Administrative center | State

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Bludenz (district) | BZ | Bludenz | Vorarlberg
Bregenz (district) | B | Bregenz | Vorarlberg
Dornbirn (district) | DO | Dornbirn | Vorarlberg
Feldkirch (district) | FK | Feldkirch | Vorarlberg

###### Districts of Vienna

Districts of Vienna

##### Municipalities of Austria

Salzburg, the fourth-largest city in Austria

Municipalities of Austria

* Cities and towns of Austria
* Capital of Austria: Vienna (outline)

### Demography of Austria

Demographics of Austria

## Government and politics of Austria

Alexander Van der Bellen, president of Austria. Parliament Building on Ringstraße, Vienna Seat of the Constitutional Court in Vienna

Politics of Austria

* Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic republic
* Capital of Austria: Vienna
* Elections in Austria
* Political parties in Austria
* Taxation in Austria

### Branches of the government of Austria

Government of Austria

#### Executive branch of the government of Austria

Austrian Federal Government

* Head of state: President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen.
* Head of government: Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz.
* Vice-Chancellor of Austria
* Cabinet of Austria

#### Legislative branch of the government of Austria

* Parliament of Austria (bicameral)
* Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat)
* Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Austria

Courts in Austria

* Constitutional Court of Austria
* Administrative Court of Austria
* Criminal court system of Austria
* Civil court system of Austria

### Foreign relations of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

* Diplomatic missions in Austria
* Diplomatic missions of Austria

#### International organization membership

International organization membership of Austria The Republic of Austria is a member of:[1]

* African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
* Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
* Australia Group
* Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
* Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
* Central European Initiative (CEI)
* Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
* Council of Europe (CE)
* Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
* Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
* European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
* European Investment Bank (EIB)
* European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
* European Space Agency (ESA)
* European Union (EU)
* Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
* Group of 9 (G9)
* Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
* International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
* International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
* International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
* International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
* International Criminal Court (ICCt)
* International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
* International Development Association (IDA)
* International Energy Agency (IEA)
* International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
* International Finance Corporation (IFC)
* International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
* International Labour Organization (ILO)
* International Maritime Organization (IMO)
* International Monetary Fund (IMF)
* International Olympic Committee (IOC)
* International Organization for Migration (IOM)
* International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
* International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
* International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

* International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
* Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
* Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
* Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
* Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
* Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
* Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
* Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
* Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
* Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
* Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
* Paris Club
* Partnership for Peace (PFP)
* Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
* Schengen Convention
* Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
* United Nations (UN)
* United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
* United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
* United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
* United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
* United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
* United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
* United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
* United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
* Universal Postal Union (UPU)
* Western European Union (WEU) (observer)
* World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
* World Customs Organization (WCO)
* World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
* World Health Organization (WHO)
* World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
* World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
* World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
* World Trade Organization (WTO)
* World Veterans Federation
* Zangger Committee (ZC)

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### Law and order in Austria

Law of Austria

* Animal rights in Austria
* Animal welfare and rights in Austria
* Capital punishment in Austria
* Constitution of Austria
* Federal Constitutional Law (Austrian act)
* Crime in Austria
* Corruption in Austria
* Human trafficking in Austria
* Human rights in Austria
* Abortion in Austria
* LGBT rights in Austria
* Freedom of religion in Austria
* Law enforcement in Austria
* Federal Police (Austria)
* Financial Guard (Austria)
* Gendarmerie (Austria)
* Municipal police (Austria)

### Military of Austria

Leopard 2A4 of the Austrian Bundesheer Jagdkommando soldiers jump out of the C-130 Hercules

Military of Austria

* Command
* Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
* Ministry of Defence of Austria
* Forces
* Army of Austria
* Navy of Austria: None
* Air Force of Austria
* Special forces of Austria
* Military history of Austria
* Military ranks of Austria

### Local government in Austria

Local government in Austria

* Government of Burgenland
* Government of Carinthia
* Government of Lower Austria
* Government of Upper Austria
* Government of Salzburg
* Government of Styria
* Government of Tyrol
* Government of Vorarlberg
* Government of Vienna

## History of Austria

Battle of Vienna 1683 Panoramic view of Vienna after the city walls were reconstructed in 1548. In the middle is St. Stephen's Cathedral, behind the medieval Hofburg complex

History of Austria

* Timeline of Austrian history
* Current events of Austria
* Military history of Austria
* Rulers of Austria

### By state

* History of Burgenland
* History of Carinthia
* History of Lower Austria
* History of Upper Austria
* History of Salzburg
* History of Styria
* History of Tyrol
* History of Vorarlberg
* History of Vienna

## Culture of Austria

Franzensburg castle in Laxenburg The original Sachertorte, as served at Vienna's Hotel Sacher Austrian Crown Jewels: Imperial Orb, Crown, and Sceptre Posthumous painting of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1819)

Culture of Austria

* Architecture of Austria
* Austrian architects
* Austrophile
* Cuisine of Austria
* Austrian wine
* Beer in Austria
* Festivals in Austria
* Folk dance
* Languages of Austria
* Minority languages of Austria
* Media in Austria
* Newspapers
* Radio in Austria
* Television in Austria
* National symbols of Austria
* Coat of arms of Austria
* Flag of Austria
* National anthem of Austria
* Honours system of Austria
* People of Austria
* List of Austrians
* Prostitution in Austria
* Public holidays in Austria
* Records of Austria
* Religion in Austria
* Buddhism in Austria
* Christianity in Austria
* Hinduism in Austria
* Islam in Austria
* Judaism in Austria
* Sikhism in Austria
* World Heritage Sites in Austria

### Art in Austria

* Art in Austria
* Austrian painters
* Cinema of Austria
* Literature of Austria
* Music of Austria
* Music of Innsbruck
* Music of Vienna
* Austrian composers
* Theatre in Austria

### Sports in Austria

Marcel Hirscher, an Austrian alpine ski racer who won a record six consecutive World Cup titles

Sport in Austria

* Basketball in Austria
* Austria national basketball team
* Football in Austria
* Austria national football team
* Austria at the Olympics
* Motorsport in Austria
* Winter sports in Austria

## Economy and infrastructure of Austria

A farm in Austria Vestas V66-1.75 MW wind turbines of the Tauern Wind Park in Oberzeiring Innsbruck Airport

Economy of Austria

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 26th (twenty-sixth)
* Agriculture in Austria
* Banking in Austria
* Oesterreichische Nationalbank
* Wiener Börse
* Communications in Austria
* Internet in Austria
* Companies of Austria
* Currency of Austria: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
* Former currency: Austrian schilling
* ISO 4217: EUR
* Energy in Austria
* Energy policy of Austria
* Wind power in Austria
* Health care in Austria
* Mining in Austria
* Tourism in Austria
* Visa policy of the Schengen Area
* Transport in Austria
* Airports in Austria
* Rail transport in Austria
* Roads in Austria
* Road signs in Austria
* Town tramway systems in Austria

## Education in Austria

Education in Austria

* Academic grading in Austria
* Schools in Austria
* Universities in Austria

## See also

Austria

* All pages with titles containing Austria
* All pages with titles containing Austrian
* Index of Austria-related articles
* List of Austria-related topics
* List of international rankings
* Member state of the European Union
* Member state of the United Nations
* Outline of Europe
* Outline of geography

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Austria". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 14, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/austria/.
2. ↑ CIA map 1
3. ↑ In the former district of Mürzzuschlag registration plates showing the MZ- were issued.
4. ↑ In the former separated districts registration plates showing the FF- resp. HB- were issued.
5. ↑ Vehicle registration plates issued in the district of Liezen usually show the LI-code. However, in the former area around Bad Aussee and the area Gröbming which are nevertheless part of Liezen district registration plates showing the BA- was issued respectively GB-code is issued.
6. ↑ In the former districts of Judenburg and Knittelfeld registration plates showing the JU- resp. KF- were issued.
7. ↑ In the former districts of Feldbach and Radkersburg registration plates showing the FB- resp. RA-were issued.

## External links

* aeiou Encyclopedia homepage
* Austria.info Official homepage of the Austrian National Tourist Office
* History of Austria: Primary Documents
* Federal Chancellery of Austria
* Austrian Law Information on Austrian Law
* Austria. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
* Library of Congress Portals on the World - Austria
* US Department of State Facts and Information (updated February 2005)
* World Intellectual Property Handbook: Austria
* Austria News News from Austria in English language

Photos

* Europe Pictures - Austria
* Photos of Vienna city, the capital of Austria

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