Austria
Location - Europe
Federal States of Austria
General Information CapitalVienna Official languageGerman Area~ km 2 Population GDP per capita $ 48,350 HDI25 th place (0.851 – very high) CurrencyEuro Religion66 % Catholics
Politics GovernmentFederal Parliamentary Republic Head of the StatePresident Heinz Fischer Head of GovernmentChancellor Werner Faymann European UnionMembership since 1995
Traditional Food Frittaten- & Grießnockerlsuppe Schweinsbraten mit Semmelknödel Eiernockerln Wiener Schnitzel
Traditonal Food Sachertorte Kaiserschmarrn Apfel- & Topfenstrudel Marillenknödel
Austrian Companies Swarovski Meinl Manner Red Bull Darbo
Austrian Culture Salzburg Festival Vienna Opera Ball New Year‘s Concert Spanish Riding School National costume ‚Dirndl‘
Sights Stephansdom (Vienna) Schönbrunn (Vienna)
Sights Hofburg (Vienna) Golden Roof (Innsbruck)
Famous Shopping Streets Kärntner Straße Mariahilfer Straße Am Graben Kohlmarkt Getreidegasse (Salzburg)
Cityscape Danube Island – Vienna
Landscapes Lake Hallstatt – Upper Austria
Landscapes Woerthersee – Carinthia
Landscapes The Alps in summer – Vorarlberg
Landscapes The Alps in winter – Tyrol
We look forward to welcoming you in Austria