austria
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Where is Austria?
Map of Austria
FACTS
Area: 83.858 sq km Austria Inhabitans: appr. 8 million inhabitants, 98% speak GermanReligions: appr. 74 % of the Austrians are Roman Catholic, 5 % are Protestant, the rest belongs to other religious denominations
Ethnics: The six ethnic groups officially recognized (Croatians, Roma, Slovaks, Slovenians, Czechs and Hungarians) are concentrated in the east and south of the country
Provinces: 9 federal provinces: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and the capitol Vienna
Politics:Parliament: two chambers
Nationalrat (national council )Bundesrat (Upper House)
Member of EU since 1995
Economy12 richest country in the worldWell developed social market economyHigh standard of livingTourism most important part of
economy.
EducationPublic school systemPrivate schoolsUniversity system
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