| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | German |
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| Other languages: | Croatian, Hungarian, Serbian, Slovene, Turkish |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .at | International Dialling Code: 43 |
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For help planning your trip to Austria including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Austria trip planning page.
Further information on Austria
Discover more about Austria - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 83,870 sq km (1,426 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Czech Republic (362km), Germany (784km), Hungary (366km), Italy (430km), Liechtenstein (35km), Slovakia (91km), Slovenia (330km), Switzerland (164km)
Highest mountain: Grossglockner (3,798m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Austria from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 14/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 30/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 7/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 23/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 16/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Austria Status: Independent Country
Population: 8,223,062 (rank: 94/196) Density: 98 people/sq km (rank: 81/196)
Ethnic groups: Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
GDP (PPP): $361 billion GDP per capita: $42,600 (rank: 12/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.