Austria is a federal republic state with a parliamentary democracy, consisting of 9 independent federal regions: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna. Austria joined the European Union in 1995 and is a member of the Schengen agreement.
- Official name: Republic of Austria
- Official language: German
- Territory: 83,855 km2
- Population: 9,06 million (2020)
- Capital: Vienna (1,96 million)
- Currency: Euro
- Calling code for Austria: +43
- Drives: on the right
- Time zone: CET (UTC+1), summer CEST (UTC+2)
- Highest mountain: Großglockner, 3,798 m
- Main river: Danube
- Major religion: Roman Catholic (approx. 56,9%), Orthodox Christian (8%), Muslim (7,9%) Protestant (approx. 3,3%)
- Electricity: 230 V
More info at: http://www.austria.info