Austria Facts
Facts about Austria
Capital of Austria
Vienna
Total Area of Austria
total: 83,870 sq km
land: 82,444 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km
Population of Austria
8,414,638 (2011 est.)
Languages of Austria
German (official nationwide), Slovene (official in Carinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (official in Burgenland)
Literacy in Austria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Religions of Austria
Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Life Expectancy in Austria
total population: 78.92 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 81.96 years (2005 est.)
Government Type in Austria
federal republic
Currency of Austria
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutions of member countries; as of 1 January 2002, the Euro became the only legal tender in EMU member countries, including Austria. See Euro for currency conversion
